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
When I was ten years old, my childhood best friend read me passages from “Our Bodies, Ourselves” in a bedroom in Park…
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 I am very proud and pleased to have a copy of OBOS personally autographed by Judy Norsigian…
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 OBOS means being a nine-year-old girl and sneaking to flip through the contents of my mother’s copy. I recall seeing…
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 I am 56 years old. When I was growing up my mother, who was a widow, never ever discussed…
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…
