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title: Our go-to bible for information
date: 2011-04-21T17:26:54-04:00
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By Our Bodies Ourselves • April 21, 2011

Please note: This entry -- originally posted at [Our Bodies, Our Blog](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog) -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above.

Submitted by: Ellen Silver Highfield  
  
[![Ellen Silver Highfield](https://assets.ourbodiesourselves.org/images/blog-archive/ellensh1-198x300.jpg "ellensh1")](https://assets.ourbodiesourselves.org/images/blog-archive/ellensh1.jpg)I was introduced to OBOS in 1973 as a freshman at BU. I had joined (that very new thing!) a Women's Group. It was the recommended reading, and became our go-to bible for information. I always loved the clear, no non-sense, no beating around the bush information which was totally a new approach for me. I felt very hip knowing about OBOS, and truthfully have used it many, many times over the years to answer questions. I also stock it in my waiting room for patients.  
  
I have particularly appreciated that OBOS has been translated into so many languages, making this important information accessible for all kinds of women around the globe. Thank you!  
  
*In this series, readers [tell their stories](/history/reading-our-bodies-ourselves/ "Reading Our Bodies, Ourselves") about their experiences with the book and its impact on their lives. [View more stories](/category/our-bodies-ourselves/readers-stories/).*

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