Our Bodies Our Blog
Occasional posts examining the intersection between health, politics, and reproductive justice.
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“Simone de Beauvoir alone would never have gotten me from intellect to action”
June 13, 2019
Note from OBOS co-founder Judy Norsigian: After publication of my reflections piece in the June 2019 issue of the American Journal of…
It was on the bookshelf of every hippie, woman-loving communal house in college
April 19, 2016
by Marigo When I was ten years old, my childhood best friend read me passages from “Our Bodies, Ourselves” in a bedroom…
How One Book Educated Generations About Their Bodies #OBOSTaughtMe
November 6, 2015
OBOS means information to me. Years ago, I remember purchasing the book that finally answered so many questions for me I couldn’t…
It’s all about equality, right?
February 20, 2014
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…
A landmark in the history of our country…
December 7, 2011
by Robert J. Levine, MD Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! I am very…
November 10, 2011
by Jayne Marchesi Oh my gosh! Congratulations on 40 years! I received my first “Our Bodies, Ourselves” when I was starting college…
I remember being horrified and intrigued at the same time…
October 24, 2011
by Anonymous Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! OBOS means being a nine-year-old girl…
I was hungry for all the things I couldn’t name…
October 19, 2011
by Vanessa Fernando I first came across a copy of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” in a used bookstore when I was fifteen. I…
October 1, 2011
by Ruth Bell Alexander In late 1969, a couple of months away from delivering my first baby (my son, who is now…
OBOS was my midwife — always informative, always encouraging me to hear and express my own voice …
October 1, 2011
by Maura Ann Dowling In 1986 I was a senior in college, had just ended a relationship with my boyfriend who had…
Midwives are the guardians of normal and natural birth …
October 1, 2011
by Whitney Pinger As a young teen in the 1970s, OBOS taught me that women’s health was ours, and that we did…
Wonderful for young women then and now…
September 1, 2011
by Diane Kirse Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! I am 56 years old…
It reminds me to trust my body…
July 25, 2011
by Leah Rubin I bought the 1992 OBOS edition for $2.98 in 1998 in Greenwich Village. For years I wanted to buy…
Relying on “Our Bodies, Ourselves” to Educate Students — and Himself
July 12, 2011
by Paul Noble As a 19-year-old sophomore at Beloit College in Wisconsin, I became a resident assistant. At Beloit, at least when…
June 15, 2011
Submitted by: Janee Moore “Our Bodies, Ourselves” means being empowered to make decisions about my own body. To have a tool at…
A wonderful resource for women
June 15, 2011
Submitted by: Maraina Hirut Montgomery OBOS is simply a wonderful resource for women around the nation. The stories, advice and inspiration that…
June 14, 2011
Submitted by: Morissa Rice OBOS is a great avenue to provide timely information to women about their overall health and how we…
the book that finally answered so many questions
June 14, 2011
Submitted by: Vanessa Antrum OBOS means information to me. Years ago, I remember purchasing the book that finally answered so many questions…
June 14, 2011
Submitted by: Denise Larocque I think this book is an amazing resource to have, as an Aboriginal Traditional Midwife in progress I…
40 years of making a difference
June 14, 2011
Submitted by: Emily Frost-Leaird I use OBOS in my community college women’s health class and I continue to be amazed by how…
