Our Bodies Our Blog
Occasional posts examining the intersection between health, politics, and reproductive justice.
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June 1, 2011
Submitted by: Molly When I think of OBOS, I think, Empowerment! OBOS means knowing your body, your personal power, and taking control…
A book of wisdom and self-being
May 29, 2011
By Inna Hudaya Quinn fuller, my beloved American friend, is the first who introduce me to OBOS. She and I started a…
A steady companion in my adolescence…
May 3, 2011
Submitted by: Sarah Whedon I really want to have a great story to tell about how “Our Bodies, Ourselves” provided personal health…
I have only love and admiration for those first brave women
April 30, 2011
Submitted by: Meg Sawicki The first time I saw “Our Bodies, Ourselves” was in 1977 and I was a freshman in college…
I have proudly shared it with many young women…
April 29, 2011
Submitted by: Debbie Ali Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! I read and re-read…
I remember thinking how pink it looked!
April 27, 2011
Submitted by: Michele Hamilton Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! I remember reading OBOS…
I didn’t know much about my body…
April 27, 2011
Submitted by: Joanne Accardi-Goldberger Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! When I was a…
All women should have this book…
April 26, 2011
Submitted by: Cat Grant Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! I found this book…
So many excellent conversations…
April 26, 2011
Submitted by: Cheryl de Jong-Lambert Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! The thought of…
Lesbians! Labias! Yeast infections!
April 25, 2011
Submitted by: Nancy Goldstein Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! I’ve had OBOS on…
I first read OBOS in 1971, my senior year of high school …
April 23, 2011
Submitted by: Harvey Kliman I first read OBOS in 1971, my senior year of high school. Being the oldest of four boys…
My go-to resource for any questions I couldn’t ask out loud
April 22, 2011
Submitted by: Margaret Park Bridges Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! OBOS was born…
A sex education refresher: “Our Bodies, Ourselves”
April 22, 2011
Submitted by: Kim Comatas Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! I teach OWL (Our…
Our go-to bible for information
April 21, 2011
Submitted by: Ellen Silver Highfield Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! I was introduced…
OBOS caused a paradigm shift in my thinking…
April 19, 2011
Submitted by: Sandy Iredale Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! When I was young…
A mirror is one of my most important medical tools
April 19, 2011
Submitted by: Alice Rothchild Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! Starting in 1970, I…
I had never heard the word clitoris…
April 19, 2011
Submitted by: Anonymous Do you remember when you first read “Our Bodies, Ourselves”? Tell us your story! I first read OBOS at…
April 17, 2011
Submitted by: Tania Israel OBOS is the book my older sister gave me that taught me how to honor my body and…
March 1, 2011
Submitted by: Caitlin Mercer I feel lucky that I was a little girl in the 1970s. My mother and her friends had…
February 12, 2011
Submitted by: Anna Hensley I received my first copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves when I was 12. At the time, I was…
