Rosemary Front
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BornDecember 13, 1940
Wheeling, West Virginia
DiedApril 26, 2009
Wheeling, West Virginia
OccupationSpeech pathologist
KnownforDisability rights advocacy
Rosemary Front | |
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 Rosemary Front, from a 2007 newspaper. | |
| Born | December 13, 1940 Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Died | April 26, 2009 Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Occupation | Speech pathologist |
| Known for | Disability rights advocacy |
Rosemary Front (December 13, 1940 – April 26, 2009) was an American speech pathologist and disability rights advocate.
Rosemary Margaret Front was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, the daughter of Peter Front and Mary Margaret Latimer Front. Her father was born in Austria. She graduated from Triadelphia High School. She earned a bachelor's degree at Southern Illinois University in 1966,[1] and a master's degree at Wayne State University.[2]
Front survived polio in adolescence,[3] spent time in an iron lung during her recovery,[4] and used a wheelchair.[2]
