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  • Our Bodies Ourselves>Women's Health Heroes 2010

Meet the New Inductees to the Women’s Health Heroes Hall of Fame

May 27, 2010

On April 1, Our Bodies Ourselves asked, “Who’s your women’s health hero?” Dozens of you responded enthusiastically, sending in essays and videos…

Giving Her Students a Gift of Independence: Jill Wood

May 7, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Citizen Activist: Margaret Flowers

May 7, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Tireless Advocate for Reproductive Justice: Lynn Jackson

May 7, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Building Coalitions & Serving the County: Duchy Trachtenberg

May 6, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

A Beacon of Light: Katherine Stone

May 3, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Tireless Advocate for Women’s Health: Wendy Chavkin

May 3, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Reaching Out to Those with Fibromyalgia: Sharon Ostalecki

May 3, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Helping Others with Health and Wellness: Angela Shipp

May 3, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Comforting Those with Fertility Challenges: Jenni Saake

May 3, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Providing Sexual Health Info: Promotoras de la Salud Sexual Community Educators

April 30, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

The Guiding Force in Perinatal Education in Canada: Kathie Lindstrom

April 30, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Providing Safe, Supportive Space for a Friend: Emily Boyes-Watson

April 29, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Helping Incarcerated Mothers: Marianne Bullock and Lisa Andrews

April 28, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Leading the Charge Against Lung Cancer: Diane Legg

April 28, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Exploring the Safety of Breast Implants: Carol Ciancutti

April 27, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Feeding Massachusetts: Project Bread

April 27, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Educational and Cutting Edge: RH Reality Check

April 22, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Saving and Changing Lives: Eugenia Lopez Uribe

April 22, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

A Civil Rights Leader: Dorothy Height

April 20, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Trust Women: Dr. George Tiller

April 20, 2010

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…