Blog Posts: Activism & Resources

Adapting “Our Bodies, Ourselves” to Brazilian Portuguese: The Translators’ Experiences

By OBOS | July 30, 2020

"[H]aving the opportunity of translating … “Our Bodies, Ourselves” to Brazilian Portuguese ... brings me a profound sense of accomplishment, since there is … More

My Body, My Choice: Aesthetic Flat Closure after Mastectomy

By Guest Contributor | July 21, 2020

by Kim Bowles In 2016, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy. After careful consideration and lots of research, … More

Free the Pill!

By Guest Contributor | May 28, 2020

by Carrie Baker Sixty years ago this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the birth control pill for distribution in the … More

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Please Support Civil Liberties and Public Policy During the Covid-19 Crisis: An Appeal from Judy Norsigian

By Judy Norsigian | May 1, 2020

These challenging times require fierce, broad, and intersectional activism – which is just what Civil Liberties and Public Policy (CLPP) has been doing … More

Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s

By OBOS | February 13, 2020

“If the plastic speculum was the tool of choice for self-help advocates, leading women to a better understanding of their own bodies, then … More

Dirty Business: Lack of Menstrual Equity in Colombian Prisons

By Guest Contributor | October 25, 2019

By Charlie Ruth Castro Lee este post en español Let’s talk about menstruation – a natural and necessary process among women, but one … More

Negocio Sucio: Falta de Equidad Menstrual en las Cárceles Colombianas

By Guest Contributor | October 25, 2019

By Charlie Ruth Castro Read this post in English Vamos a hablar de menstruación, el proceso más natural y necesario para la buena … More

Congress Wants to Give Companies the Right to Own Our Genes

By Guest Contributor | June 18, 2019

by Lori Andrews Six years ago, on June 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court in AMP v. Myriad took a great step forward … More

“Our Bodies, Ourselves” in Luganda: Changing the Course of Ugandan Women’s Health and Rights

By Ayesha Chatterjee | November 27, 2017

I first met Diana Namumbejja Abwoye, now a nurse practitioner student at Boston’s Simmons College, in 2013. With her soft voice and unassuming … More

Different Waves, Same Wavelength: Intergenerational Reflections on Feminism

By Guest Contributor | November 22, 2017

by Melanie Floyd, OBOS volunteer My friend Norma is 85 years old. I am 23. On the day we first met, while working on the … More

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