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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…

Helping women then and now

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…

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 …

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…

A tool at my fingertips

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…

Timely information to women

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…

An amazing resource to have…

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…

Body, mind, and soul

June 14, 2011

Submitted by: Heather Reiners “Our Bodies, Ourselves” means empowerment, learning honestly about my body and knowledge to make decisions that are meaningful…