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Seamoon House
Seamoon House was a disabled feminist thinker whose work spanned the 1980s. With several articles published, House’s school of thought shed light on disabled feminisms, anti-psychiatry, and lesbianism.

Early Life
Not much is known about Seamoon House’s early life, but we do know that she was born in 1955 in Atlanta, Georgia. Growing up, House would have been exposed to such radical social movements like the civil rights movement and the women’s liberation movement, influencing her and her outlook on the world. House attended and graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1977, likely living in Boston during her time at school. The name "Seamoon House" was likely a pen name, with speculation as to her real name still remaining. Her birth name was likely Margaret Chaney, though she was known to go by a few different names, including Margaret House and Seamoon Chaney.

Her Disability
House identified as psychiatrically disabled. She stated in her article in the 1981 issue of Off Our Backs that “defining myself as psychiatrically disabled is my answer to those that tell me that they know me better than I know myself”. This article, titled “A Radical Feminist Model of Psychological Disability” encompasses a variety of topics, from anti-psychiatry to House’s own lesbian identity, and is divided up into twelve sections.