Chronic Illness Grrl # 1: Origin Story, Katie Tastrom Fenton

File — Box: 3, Folder: 1

Identifier: I

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A comic that focuses on being fat, chronically ill, and dealing with fat shaming (and other forms of discrimination) from doctors. The end of the zine contains resources about navigating doctor visits as a fat person titled “fat hacks at the doctors.”

24 pages in English.

Dates

2002-2016

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese, Navajo, Quechua, French, Yiddish, Slovenian, Serbian, Icelandic, and Japanese.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.