I'm currently working on a thesis analyzing disabled characters as they appear in American Western fiction. Kind of a niche topic, I know, so I'm having a hard time finding some older examples pre-1975. They don't have to be main characters, but it helps if they are at least substantially featured.
For example, I'm looking deeply at some of Percival Everett's contemporary Westerns which all feature a disabled character in some capacity. Other older examples include Wister's The Virginian and Scarborough's The Wind. As you can see, my definition of the Western is based mostly on region, tone, and tropes, while disability can consist of injury, illness/sickness, or physical/mental impairments.
Not required, but it'd help a ton if there are any written by women and/or LGBTQIA+ authors. Thank you for any and all recommendations!
by RasenGundam