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  • Our Bodies Ourselves>Women's Health Heroes 2009

Volunteer Doula: Rose Marie Bertrand

April 17, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Real Courage: The Our Whole Lives Program

April 17, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Students for Choice Founder: Kate Rodhenburg

April 16, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Citizens for Midwifery: Susan Hodges

April 15, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Defying the Odds: Rev. Beverly Boyarsky

April 15, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Enchanted Makeovers: Terry Grahl

April 14, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Founder of FORWARD: Efua Dorkenoo

April 13, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

My Sistah-Friend: Lula Christopher

April 13, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

My Sister the Health Activist: Stephanie Herold

April 13, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Lamaze Childbirth Preparation Method: Elisabeth Bing

April 10, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Rocket Woman: Robin Rothrock

April 10, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

1960s Abortion Counselor: Michele Gregg

April 9, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Always Care for Yourself: Jo Ell East

April 9, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

If You Own a Uterus: Caroline Baker-Drake

April 9, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

My Mother: Nanette Therese Rawlins

April 9, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Inspiring Professor: Dr. Alice Prince

April 8, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Canadian Clinic Manager: Simone Leibovitch

April 8, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

MA Senate President: Therese Murray

April 7, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

A Changing Force: Carolee Dunivan

April 6, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Assisting Women with Obstetric Fistulas: Helen Weld

April 6, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Breastfeeding Pioneer: Karin Cadwell

April 6, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…