Our Bodies Our Blog
Occasional posts examining the intersection between health, politics, and reproductive justice.
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September 29, 2006
Nature and Origins of Hysteria: The Scout Report, published by the Internet Scout Project at the University of Wisconsin, provides not only…
In Good Company: Banned Books Week
September 28, 2006
This week marks the 25th anniversary of Banned Books Week. Considering that the U.S. is all about preaching freedom these days, you’d…
September 27, 2006
Mark Liberman did some digging into claims featured in the new book “The Female Brain,” specifically the I’ve-heard-it-so-often-it-must-be-true assertion that women talk…
Breast Implants Linked to Higher Suicide Rates; Nose Jobs Big in Iran
September 26, 2006
Add to the health debate over breast implants a study pointing to a higher rate of suicide among women who get implants…
Women During Wartime: Their Lives & Deaths
September 25, 2006
Sixty-five women in the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan or Iraq since 2002. That’s the cover story of Sunday’s New York…
September 22, 2006
Introducing the 23rd Carnival of Feminists — “This edition has a special focus on women and health care because issues of access…
September 21, 2006
An editorial by Anna Glasier published last week in the British Medical Journal noted that the abortion rate in the UK has…
September 20, 2006
Committing suicide in response to racism or racial pressures has a long history in America, but it has rarely been discussed openly…
File Under: Suspicions Confirmed
September 20, 2006
From The New York Times: Women in science and engineering are hindered not by lack of ability but by bias and “outmoded…
September 19, 2006
Could a female president — prone to hormonal shifts and mood swings — be trusted to run the country? That question seemed…
Popular Drug to Treat Menopause Symptoms Lacks Approval
September 18, 2006
“In the first half of 2006, women in the USA spent nearly $90 million on unapproved estrogen-plus-testosterone pills, says IMS Health, a…
The Pose That Launched 1,000 Posts
September 17, 2006
Feministing’s Jessica Valenti found herself at the center of a blogging maelstrom Friday for having the nerve to bring her breasts to…
State Support for Cervical Cancer Vaccine
September 15, 2006
Kudos to Michigan legislators. According to the Detroit News, a bill introduced Tuesday in the Michigan Senate by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom, R-Temperance…
Muscle Is the New Cleavage: The Male Body in the 21st Century
September 14, 2006
Admitting that American culture pressures men as well as women in terms of their body image is nothing new, but revisiting that…
Former Gov. Ann Richards Dies at Age 73
September 14, 2006
Ann Richards, the 73-year-old former governor of Texas and a role model for women everywhere, died Wednesday of cancer. From The New…
Drugs to Get You Back on Your Feet – And Back in the Kitchen
September 13, 2006
If you have some free time today, check out this great collection of vintage drug ads (hat tip: Feminist Law Professors). My…
September 12, 2006
Plastic surgery and education don’t go together. And it’s about time we said that out loud. One is about image and superficiality…
Mommy Wars and Motherhood Movements
September 11, 2006
If your tolerance for stories about the “mommy wars” has reached its limit, you might want to cross the border and give…
E-mail Health Alerts: Fact or Fiction?
September 8, 2006
A member of a listserv I subscribe to recently passed along a recipe for Nieman Marcus chocolate chip cookies, believing that the…
September 7, 2006
In the annals of fashion, the hospital gown — if it is known for anything — is known for its unintentional immodesty…
Whose Biological Clock is Ticking?
September 6, 2006
For years the pressure has been on women to worry about how their age will affect the health of their child. But…
