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Writer, reader, mother, widow. Former reporter for the Washington Post and AP at Capitol Hill and the White House.
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An Eating Disorder Almost Killed My Daughter. This Is What I Wish I’d Known.

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By Erica Werner
| Slate Verified
Skip to the content Delivering a Message in a Bottle Life Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. I missed so many warning signs. Sometimes my daughter (I’ll call her Olivia) wasn’t hungry. Fair enough—one less meal for me to cook or otherwise produce. (I hate producing meals.) She wanted to make her own lunch for school instead of eating cafeteria food. Have at it.
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Alice Wong, disability rights activist and author, dies at 51

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By Erica Werner, Angie Orellana Hernandez Verified
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Verified
Alice Wong, a transformational leader for disability rights and justice, who founded the Disability Visibility project to magnify disabled culture, died Friday at a San Francisco hospital. She was 51. The cause of death was an infection, said close friend Abby Yim. Ms. Wong’s death was shared by Sandy Ho, executive director of the Disability & Philanthropy Forum, who posted a finalmessage on her behalf.
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Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and wordsmith, dies at 51

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By Angie Orellana Hernandez Verified, Erica Werner
| The Washington Post Verified
Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and wordsmith, dies at 51 (washingtonpost.com) Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and wordsmith, dies at 51 By Angie Orellana Hernandez; Erica Werner 2025111600061100 Alice Wong, a transformational leader for disability rights and justice, who founded the Disability Visibility project to magnify disabled culture, died Nov. 14 at a San Francisco hospital. She was 51. The cause of death was an infection, said close friend Abby Yim.
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