Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s
“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
Blog Posts: Activism & Resources
Dirty Business: Lack of Menstrual Equity in Colombian Prisons
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 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 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
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 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
#NoChoice: Stories of Abortion
“I can’t get the blood out of my husband’s blue silk shirt.” That's what Lynne Hanley was told to say when she called … More
Let’s Talk About Sex–And Reproductive Justice
Thanks to the reproductive justice collective SisterSong and the group’s allies and partners, reproductive justice is a phrase and a concept well-known within … More
Self-Care in the Age of Trump Care
A few days after the November election, my head in a universal fog of despair, I packed my doula bag and set out … More
Putting Prevention in the Hands of Women: Combining Contraception with HIV & STI Prevention
by Bethany Young Holt This International Women’s Day, it is clear that the global community needs to act boldly to maintain progress we have … More