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Frida Kahlo was an incredible artist with a style all her own. She made her life - and herself - a work of art. The anniversary of her birthday is July 6th. July is also Disability Pride Month. According to the website for The Arc (linked below), "Disability Pride Month is an annual observance in July that celebrates people with disabilities, commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and promotes disability culture and visibility." Frida was a person who lived with disability. According to her biography in Gale in Context, Frida "was stricken with polio at the age of six, also experienced continual back pain and underwent several operations as a result of injuries sustained in the accident when she was a teenager. Often, she was forced to paint while lying on her back... Kahlo was badly injured when an electric trolley crashed into the side of the bus she was riding home from school. The collision split the bus in half and drove a piece of iron into Kahlo's pelvis and back, breaking them in several places. Other injuries included a fractured collarbone and ribs, as well as a shattered right leg and foot. The effects of this accident plagued Kahlo the rest of her life: she lived in pain most of the time; she was permanently crippled in the right leg; and she could never bear children. Over the course of her life, Kahlo would have more than thirty operations, most of them on her spine and her right foot." Frida is famous for her creativity, spirit, and resilience. Art was an outlet for her, and she used it to depict her life and express herself. She is credited with this quote that I love: "Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?" Learn more about the life and times of the artist and icon Frida Kahlo with these titles for kids!

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