Featured Photo Essay
Every Woman Matters
A multimedia exhibit showing in Missoula showcases the importance of cancer screenings for women with disabilities.
By Anne Medley, 3-05-09
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For many women with disabilities, breast cancer screenings are far from routine. From difficulty climbing onto traditional exam tables to trouble positioning wheelchairs for mammograms, women with disabilities struggle to obtain appropriate health care.
This Friday a multimedia exhibit at Begleiter Photography Studio in Missoula aims to increase awareness about the importance of breast cancer screening among women with disabilities.
The event “Every Woman Matters: Portraits of Montana Women Living with Disabilities” launches the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Right to Know” campaign in Montana.
Large-scale, black and white portraits of Montana women—some breast cancer survivors— taken by photographer Steven Begleiter will be showcased, along with a video project produced by University of Montana journalism students and School of Journalism Assistant Professor Jeremy Lurgio.
To view several of Begleiter’s portraits, click here or on the image above.
“Every Woman Matters” takes place Friday from 6-9pm at Begleiter Photography Studio, 223 W. Front Street.
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