New Hesperian Book Focuses on Improving Health Through Community Organizing
In the early 1970s, Hesperian Health Guides developed "Where There Is No Doctor," a health care manual used by health workers and others … More
Blog Posts: OBOS
Rally Against Sexual Violence in Nepal Draws Thousands
Last month, the National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders (NAWHRD) and the National Campaign Against Rape (supported by more than 30 human … More
It’s all about equality, right?
by Andrew Gordon As a lifelong and active liberal, I walked into Dr. Jill Gillespie’s Intro to Women’s Studies class my senior year at … More
Ley de Equidad para Trabajadoras Embarazadas Presentado en el Senado
Escrito por Rachel. Traducido del orginial en inglés Sept. 21, 2012. Los senadores Bob Casey (Demócrata, Pennsylvania) y Jean Shaheen (Demócrata, New Hampshire) … More
The Health Cost of Black Women’s Hair Products
by Kat Friedrich There is a striking lack of mainstream news coverage of the health hazards posed by beauty products, such as hair … More
A landmark in the history of our country…
by Robert J. Levine, MD I am very proud and pleased to have a copy of OBOS personally autographed by Judy Norsigian. I … More
Helping women then and now
by Jayne Marchesi Oh my gosh! Congratulations on 40 years! I received my first "Our Bodies, Ourselves" when I was starting college back … More
I remember being horrified and intrigued at the same time…
by Anonymous OBOS means being a nine-year-old girl and sneaking to flip through the contents of my mother’s copy. I recall seeing a … More
I was hungry for all the things I couldn’t name…
by Vanessa Fernando I first came across a copy of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" in a used bookstore when I was fifteen. I had … More
The flood of relief I felt at that moment, and the power that came from the sense of not being alone, really did change my life …
by Ruth Bell Alexander In late 1969, a couple of months away from delivering my first baby (my son, who is now 41), … More