--- title: Our Bodies Ourselves date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/our-bodies-ourselves" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Our Bodies Ourselves [## The Legacy of Teen Voices Magazine](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-legacy-of-teen-voices-magazine)Read [Teen Voices was a trailblazing journalism, mentoring, and youth leadership nonprofit that produced a magazine by and for teen girls. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-legacy-of-teen-voices-magazine) [![Teen Voices 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[Teen Voices was a trailblazing journalism, mentoring, and youth leadership nonprofit that produced a magazine by and for teen girls. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-legacy-of-teen-voices-magazine) [## Our Bodies Ourselves Update: November 2021](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/update-nov-2021)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/update-nov-2021) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/update-nov-2021) [## Watch Our Bodies Ourselves Virtual Events!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/watch-our-bodies-ourselves-virtual-events)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/watch-our-bodies-ourselves-virtual-events) [![Founders 11 1 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[](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/watch-our-bodies-ourselves-virtual-events) [## Celebrating “Nossos Corpos por Nós Mesmas” and Transnational Feminist Health!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrating-nossos-corpos-por-nos-mesmas-and-transnational-feminist-health)Read [The first volume of “Nossos Corpos por Nós Mesmas,” the Brazilian Portuguese adaptation of “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” has arrived! ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrating-nossos-corpos-por-nos-mesmas-and-transnational-feminist-health) [![NCNM 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[The first volume of “Nossos Corpos por Nós Mesmas,” the Brazilian Portuguese adaptation of “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” has arrived! ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrating-nossos-corpos-por-nos-mesmas-and-transnational-feminist-health) [## Celebrate Pride Month with a #GiveOUTDay donation to Our Bodies Ourselves Today!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrate-pride-month-with-a-giveoutday-donation-to-our-bodies-ourselves-today)Read [Celebrate Pride Month with a #GiveOUTDay donation to Our Bodies Ourselves Today! ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrate-pride-month-with-a-giveoutday-donation-to-our-bodies-ourselves-today) [![OBOS 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[Celebrate Pride Month with a #GiveOUTDay donation to Our Bodies Ourselves Today! ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/celebrate-pride-month-with-a-giveoutday-donation-to-our-bodies-ourselves-today) [## Abortion and Women's Rights in 1970: A Film](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/abortion-and-womens-rights-in-1970-a-film)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/abortion-and-womens-rights-in-1970-a-film) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/abortion-and-womens-rights-in-1970-a-film) [## Addressing Institutional Racism & Health Inequality: My Perspective](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective)Read [I once lived in a country where almost everyone was black and the only thing we sorted by color was laundry, but here I am constantly reminded of how much skin color matters. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective) [![Diana 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[I once lived in a country where almost everyone was black and the only thing we sorted by color was laundry, but here I am constantly reminded of how much skin color matters. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective) [## Adapting “Our Bodies, Ourselves” to Brazilian Portuguese: The Translators’ Experiences](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/adapting-our-bodies-ourselves-to-brazilian-portuguese-the-translators-experiences)Read [In 2019, Brazilian groups came together to translate and adapt “Our Bodies, Ourselves” into Portuguese, to meet the needs of women in Brazil. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/adapting-our-bodies-ourselves-to-brazilian-portuguese-the-translators-experiences) [![Team unicamp 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[In 2019, Brazilian groups came together to translate and adapt “Our Bodies, Ourselves” into Portuguese, to meet the needs of women in Brazil. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/adapting-our-bodies-ourselves-to-brazilian-portuguese-the-translators-experiences) [## Statement on Abortion and Reproductive Justice](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/statement-on-abortion-and-reproductive-justice)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/statement-on-abortion-and-reproductive-justice) [![Boston March3 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[](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/statement-on-abortion-and-reproductive-justice) [## "Simone de Beauvoir alone would never have gotten me from intellect to action"](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/simone-de-beauvoir-alone-would-never-have-gotten-me-from-intellect-to-action)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/simone-de-beauvoir-alone-would-never-have-gotten-me-from-intellect-to-action) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/simone-de-beauvoir-alone-would-never-have-gotten-me-from-intellect-to-action) [## Our Bodies Ourselves Update: May 2019](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-update-may-2019)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-update-may-2019) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-update-may-2019) [## "A Female Body in this Specific Moment": Our Bodies Ourselves Exhibition](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-female-body-in-this-specific-moment-our-bodies-ourselves-exhibit)Read [As the 50th anniversary of the very first edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” approaches, a new exhibit features art inspired and informed by the book. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-female-body-in-this-specific-moment-our-bodies-ourselves-exhibit) [![Ely exhibit 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[As the 50th anniversary of the very first edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” approaches, a new exhibit features art inspired and informed by the book. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-female-body-in-this-specific-moment-our-bodies-ourselves-exhibit) [## The OBOS Founders' Chronicle: 2017](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-obos-founders-chronicle-2017)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-obos-founders-chronicle-2017) [![Founders-2016](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-obos-founders-chronicle-2017) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-obos-founders-chronicle-2017) [## A Message About the Future of Our Bodies Ourselves](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-message-about-the-future-of-our-bodies-ourselves)Read [Earlier this year,OBOS held a retreat to determine our future. We came to the painful conclusion that we don’t have the resources and infrastructure to continue our main programs using paid staff. Instead we will transition to a volunteer-led 501(c)3 that will mainly advocate for women’s health and social justice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-message-about-the-future-of-our-bodies-ourselves) [Earlier this year,OBOS held a retreat to determine our future. We came to the painful conclusion that we don’t have the resources and infrastructure to continue our main programs using paid staff. Instead we will transition to a volunteer-led 501(c)3 that will mainly advocate for women’s health and social justice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-message-about-the-future-of-our-bodies-ourselves) [## Putting Health First: The Global Business of International Commercial Surrogacy](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/putting-health-first-global-business-international-commercial-surrogacy)Read [OBOS has long been known for calling attention to women’s health concerns that are overlooked due to financial profit, insensitivity or simple ignorance. One recent example is international commercial surrogacy, which has grown into a global business. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/putting-health-first-global-business-international-commercial-surrogacy) [![Egg donors screenshot](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/putting-health-first-global-business-international-commercial-surrogacy) [OBOS has long been known for calling attention to women’s health concerns that are overlooked due to financial profit, insensitivity or simple ignorance. One recent example is international commercial surrogacy, which has grown into a global business. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/putting-health-first-global-business-international-commercial-surrogacy) [## Art Not Just For Art’s Sake](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/art-not-just-for-arts-sake)Read [OBOS founders received one of the 2017 Sackler Center First Awards, which honor extraordinary women who are first in their fields. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/art-not-just-for-arts-sake) [![OBOS founders Sackler](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/art-not-just-for-arts-sake) [OBOS founders received one of the 2017 Sackler Center First Awards, which honor extraordinary women who are first in their fields. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/art-not-just-for-arts-sake) [## "Our Bodies, Ourselves" in Luganda: Changing the Course of Ugandan Women’s Health and Rights](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-in-luganda-changing-the-course-of-ugandan-womens-health-and-rights)Read [OBOS global partner Diana Namumbejja Abwoye has just published a print booklet based on "Our Bodies, Ourselves" for women and girls in Uganda. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-in-luganda-changing-the-course-of-ugandan-womens-health-and-rights) [![Abwoye](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-in-luganda-changing-the-course-of-ugandan-womens-health-and-rights) [OBOS global partner Diana Namumbejja Abwoye has just published a print booklet based on "Our Bodies, Ourselves" for women and girls in Uganda. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-in-luganda-changing-the-course-of-ugandan-womens-health-and-rights) [## Different Waves, Same Wavelength: Intergenerational Reflections on Feminism](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/different-waves-same-wavelength-intergenerational-reflections-on-feminism)Read [My friend Norma is 85 years old. I am 23. On the day we first met, we sipped lemonade in the hot sunshine, and an hour-long meeting turned into three. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/different-waves-same-wavelength-intergenerational-reflections-on-feminism) [![Norma Mel](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/different-waves-same-wavelength-intergenerational-reflections-on-feminism) [My friend Norma is 85 years old. I am 23. On the day we first met, we sipped lemonade in the hot sunshine, and an hour-long meeting turned into three. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/different-waves-same-wavelength-intergenerational-reflections-on-feminism) [## Join Gloria Steinem and Our Bodies Ourselves for an evening of conversation!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-gloria-steinem-and-our-bodies-ourselves-for-an-evening-of-conversation)Read [Please join Our Bodies Ourselves and OBOS friend and supporter, Gloria Steinem, for an intimate evening of conversation. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-gloria-steinem-and-our-bodies-ourselves-for-an-evening-of-conversation) [![Gloria2](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-gloria-steinem-and-our-bodies-ourselves-for-an-evening-of-conversation) [Please join Our Bodies Ourselves and OBOS friend and supporter, Gloria Steinem, for an intimate evening of conversation. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-gloria-steinem-and-our-bodies-ourselves-for-an-evening-of-conversation) [## Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-our-bodies-ourselves-at-the-womens-march)Read [Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March on Washington! OBOS founders, board, staff, and supporters will be marching in DC, Boston, NYC and Seattle. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-our-bodies-ourselves-at-the-womens-march) [![Shubbanner7photos](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-our-bodies-ourselves-at-the-womens-march) [Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March on Washington! OBOS founders, board, staff, and supporters will be marching in DC, Boston, NYC and Seattle. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-our-bodies-ourselves-at-the-womens-march) ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us) Share [](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)