--- title: "Le Collectif Notre Corps, Nous-Mêmes" date: 2023-12-11T18:00:00-05:00 author: OBOS Admin canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/global-projects/france-notre-corps-nous-memes" section: Global Projects --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [Global Translations & Adaptations](/global-projects)# Le Collectif Notre Corps, Nous-Mêmes ![Group shot of Le collectif Notre corps, nous-mêmes](data:image/png;base64,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)Members of Le collectif Notre corps, nous-mêmes alongside two of the writers of the 1977 French edition. Standing, from l-r: Sophie Mayoux, Mathilde Blézat, Marie Hermann and Hélène de Gunzbourg; sitting, from l-r: Nicole Bizos, Naïké Desquesnes, Nathy Fofana and Yéléna Perret Le collectif Notre corps, nous-mêmes, based in Paris, was formed in 2016 by a few like-minded women to update the 1977 book of the same name. The core group sought out women from different backgrounds throughout France to ensure greater diversity, understanding, and inclusion. They have since released updated versions of Notre corps, nous-mêmes \[2020\] and Nos Enfants, Nous-mêmes \[2024\], published by Hors d’atteinte, an independent feminist publishing house. Both publications can now be found in libraries, schools, and festivals across France, where they are used as tools to increase knowledge about women’s health and sexuality. ![Nos Enfants, Nous-mêmes](data:image/png;base64,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) [Nos Enfants, Nous-mêmes](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/global-projects/nos-enfants-nous-memes-2024) is the revised edition of the 1980 French adaptation of Ourselves and Our Children. ![NCNM Cover](data:image/png;base64,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) [Notre Corps, Nous-Mêmes](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/global-projects/notre-corps-nous-memes-2020) is a feminist health manual, forged from the words of more than 400 cisgender women, along with a dedicated group of trans and non-binary individuals, who agreed to share their experiences, analyses, resources, and strategies for defending and emancipating themselves, and reclaiming their bodies. This manual supports all self-identifying women through the various experiences of their lives (periods, sexuality, childbirth, menopause, body awareness, lifestyle choices, work, and more) and helps them defend themselves against patriarchal injunctions and violence in the intimate, institutional, and public spheres. ![France 1977 336x443](data:image/png;base64,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) The new adaptation keeps the spirit of the original 1977 edition published by Albin Michel, and addresses new topics, including: AIDS, trans identity, and occupational health. ## Community Action & Activism ![Photo AECN rotated](data:image/png;base64,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) Le collectif is currently organizing [public events and presentations](https://www.notrecorpsnousmemes.fr/evenements), including workshops on menstruation in high schools, and sharing their content on [their website](https://www.notrecorpsnousmemes.fr/), Facebook, and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/notrecorpsnousmemes/). Both books and the collective have received [extensive press coverage](https://www.notrecorpsnousmemes.fr/presse), and they have been thrilled to share their stories as well as the stories and history of Our Bodies Ourselves. ![](/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();)