--- title: Women We Love date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/women-we-love" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Women We Love [## 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 680x260](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-legacy-of-teen-voices-magazine) [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) [## 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) [## A Remembrance of Childbirth Author and Activist Sheila Kitzinger](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-remembrance-of-childbirth-author-and-activist-sheila-kitzinger)Read [For those of us involved in the movement to reclaim childbirth for women and to reform maternity care, Sheila Kitzinger was our first “star” ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-remembrance-of-childbirth-author-and-activist-sheila-kitzinger) [![Sheila Kitzinger](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-remembrance-of-childbirth-author-and-activist-sheila-kitzinger) [For those of us involved in the movement to reclaim childbirth for women and to reform maternity care, Sheila Kitzinger was our first “star” ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-remembrance-of-childbirth-author-and-activist-sheila-kitzinger) [## In Memory of Doris Haire](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/memory-doris-haire)Read [Doris Haire, founder of the International Childbirth Education Association and advocate for improved maternity practices, has died. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/memory-doris-haire) [![Doris Haire](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/memory-doris-haire) [Doris Haire, founder of the International Childbirth Education Association and advocate for improved maternity practices, has died. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/memory-doris-haire) [## Women's History Makers: "Our Bodies, Ourselves"](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/womens-history-our-bodies-ourselves-featured-in-makers-documentary-on-pbs)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/womens-history-our-bodies-ourselves-featured-in-makers-documentary-on-pbs) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/womens-history-our-bodies-ourselves-featured-in-makers-documentary-on-pbs) [## Friday Women's Health Hero: Sandra Fluke](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/friday-womens-health-hero-sandra-fluke)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/friday-womens-health-hero-sandra-fluke) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/friday-womens-health-hero-sandra-fluke) [## OBOS 40th Featured in The Women's Health Activist](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/obos-40th-featured-in-the-womens-health-activist)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/obos-40th-featured-in-the-womens-health-activist) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/obos-40th-featured-in-the-womens-health-activist) [## Congratulations to Our Editor, Kiki!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/congratulations-to-our-editor-kiki)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/congratulations-to-our-editor-kiki) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/congratulations-to-our-editor-kiki) [## Women & Labor: Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Peggy Olson and the Next Generation](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/women-labor-lillian-moller-gilbreth-peggy-olson-and-the-next-generation)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/women-labor-lillian-moller-gilbreth-peggy-olson-and-the-next-generation) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/women-labor-lillian-moller-gilbreth-peggy-olson-and-the-next-generation) [## Bea Arthur: Thank You for Being a Friend](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bea-arthur-thank-you-for-being-a-friend)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bea-arthur-thank-you-for-being-a-friend) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bea-arthur-thank-you-for-being-a-friend) [## National Library Week, Judith Krug & OBOB's Own Librarian Hero](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/national-library-week-obobs-own-librarian-hero)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/national-library-week-obobs-own-librarian-hero) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/national-library-week-obobs-own-librarian-hero) [## Kay Yow, 1942-2009](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/kay-yow-1942-2009)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/kay-yow-1942-2009) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/kay-yow-1942-2009) [## Teen Voices Interview With Poet Elizabeth Alexander](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/teen-voices-interview-with-poet-elizabeth-alexander)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/teen-voices-interview-with-poet-elizabeth-alexander) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/teen-voices-interview-with-poet-elizabeth-alexander) [## A New Year Review of Women's Health Heroes](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-new-year-review-of-womens-health-heroes)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-new-year-review-of-womens-health-heroes) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-new-year-review-of-womens-health-heroes) [## Remembering Pamela Morgan, OBOS Founder](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/remembering-pamela-morgan-obos-founder)Read [Pamela Morgan, one of the founders of Our Bodies Ourselves, died on November 17 at age 59. Other founders. who had the privilege of working closely with Pamela, remember her here. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/remembering-pamela-morgan-obos-founder) [Pamela Morgan, one of the founders of Our Bodies Ourselves, died on November 17 at age 59. Other founders. who had the privilege of working closely with Pamela, remember her here. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/remembering-pamela-morgan-obos-founder) [## Ruth Lubic, Birth Center Founder, Profiled on CBS](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/ruth-lubic-birth-center-founder-profiled-on-cbs)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/ruth-lubic-birth-center-founder-profiled-on-cbs) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/ruth-lubic-birth-center-founder-profiled-on-cbs) [## Remembrances: Stephanie Tubbs Jones, 1949-2008](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/remembrances-stephanie-tubbs-jones-1949-2008)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/remembrances-stephanie-tubbs-jones-1949-2008) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/remembrances-stephanie-tubbs-jones-1949-2008) [## Barbara Seaman's New York Times Legacy](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/barbara-seamans-new-york-times-legacy)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/barbara-seamans-new-york-times-legacy) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/barbara-seamans-new-york-times-legacy) [## Remembering Barbara Seaman](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/remembering-barbara-seaman)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/remembering-barbara-seaman) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/remembering-barbara-seaman) [## Author and Activist Grace Paley Dies at 84](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/author-and-activist-grace-paley-dies-at-84)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/author-and-activist-grace-paley-dies-at-84) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/author-and-activist-grace-paley-dies-at-84) ![](/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();)