Our Bodies Our Blog
Occasional posts examining the intersection between health, politics, and reproductive justice.
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February 8, 2011
Submitted by: Danielle Schuman-Olivier As an ex-nun and priest, my bewildered parents didn’t exactly know how to talk with their four, teenage…
February 8, 2011
Submitted by: Margie Sved Happy Anniversary!! Rubies and Red dresses!! I found my second edition, which I dated as having bought in…
February 8, 2011
Submitted by: Debbi Ali I was 15 in 1970, and I had a very cool history teacher, who was young and interested…
February 3, 2011
Submitted by: Boston University School of Public Health graduate I just read the commencement speech [Judy Norsigian’s talk to the BUSPH graduates…
February 3, 2011
Submitted by: Warren Bell, M.D. “Our Bodies, Ourselves” always occupies a prominent and honoured place in my waiting room! I can’t think…
February 3, 2011
Submitted by: Anonymous My mother gave me a copy of the second edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” when I was a teenager…
OBOS influenced my career choice
February 3, 2011
Submitted by: Marjorie Greenfield I am thrilled to be one of the chapter reviewers for the 2011 edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves.”…
February 3, 2011
Submitted by: Diane Clapp I wrote the chapter on Infertility and Pregnancy Loss in the 1984, 1992 and 1998 editions of “Our…
February 3, 2011
Submitted by: Anonymous I was blessed-gifted-chanced with the most beautiful, most kind and most loving parents. They taught me to love learning…
February 3, 2011
Submitted by: Tamara Safford I was never a star in being a feminist, although it is my lifestyle. I read many feminist…
February 2, 2011
Submitted by: Tamara I recently connected with a couple of high school friends through Facebook, and asked them about THE BOOK that…
February 2, 2011
Submitted by: Anonymous I have the very first addition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves.” I loved this book. When my daughter started kindergarten…
February 2, 2011
Submitted by: Sarah Peck I was 10-years-old and in the sixth grade when my mother gave me the 1984 version of “Our…
February 2, 2011
Submitted by: Joan Bragar Forty years ago, when I was 16 years old, I had one of the first legal abortions in…
February 2, 2011
Submitted by: Monica Carreon My mother grew up in rural Texas where traditional schooling was out of reach for her, consequently, she…
February 2, 2011
Submitted by: Tamara Safford I was never a star in being a feminist, although it is my lifestyle. I read many feminist…
Our Sisterhood, Ourselves: A Look Back at the Origins of OBOS
May 19, 2009
Gail Shapiro’s life was transformed, and her work on behalf of women informed, by a conference held at Emmanuel College in Boston…
