Media Coverage

Activist Craig Norberg-Bohm led a discussion with Suffolk University students about how men can be allies in preventing sexual and domestic violence.

OBOS founder Judy Norsigian calls for changes in public policy to address the ongoing maternal health crisis in Massachusetts.

The "Washington Post" published an obituary for our cherished Paula Doress-Worters, a co-founder of Our Bodies Ourselves, and a lifelong activist and writer. Among her many accomplishments, Paula helped break the silence on post partum depression.

Suffolk University's "The On-Ramp" interviewed Our Bodies Ourselves executive director Amy Agigian.

The Suffolk Journal reports on the Our Bodies Ourselves Open House in February.

Norma Swenson is one of the luminaries remembered this year in The New York Times Magazine's annual feature, "The Lives They Lived."

Susannah Fox, author of "Rebel Health," reflects on the legacy of Our Bodies Ourselves as a book that sparked a revolution.

This article highlights the perspectives of doctors and women's health advocates on the decision to remove the black box warning for menopause-related hormone therapy.

In this interview with journalist Naomi Darom, Ph.D., Our Bodies Ourselves co-founder, Judy Norsigian, shares five key principles for today's feminist activists, drawn from the global women's health revolution.

PeriTales podcast hosts Nicole and Danielle interview Our Bodies Ourselves' executive director, Amy Agigian, about the women's health movement, its relationship to the "menopause moment," and why health care access for women and gender-expansive cannot be divorced from politics.

Cristela Guerra (WBUR) reports on the life and legacy of Our Bodies Ourselves co-founder Norma Swenson, who passed away on May 11, 2025, at the age of 93. The article recounts the personal birthing experience that set Norma on the path to revolutionize childbirthing practices and women's reproductive health globally.

The podcast CRAMPED interviewed Our Bodies Ourselves program director Laura R. Prieto about the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, the start of the women's health movement, and what happened to all that activist energy after the 1970s.

Karen Moss’s exhibit, “We Read Banned Books!” at the Boston Public Library, pointedly includes a portrait of fellow artist Kata Hull reading a 1970s edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves.”

A Menstrual Equity Summit -- cohosted by Mass NOW, The MA Menstrual Equity Coalition, and Our Bodies Ourselves -- convened at Suffolk University for community building and education.

In the December 2024 issue of its members magazine, DONA International featured the pregnancy and birth resources at the Our Bodies Ourselves website.

Vox interviewed Our Bodies Ourselves Today program director Laura Prieto about the historical origins of the feminist rallying cry, "My body, my choice," now being co-opted by misogynists.

Harvard University's Phillips Brooks House Association named Our Bodies Ourselves founder Judy Norsigian the recipient of the Robert Coles "Call of Service" Award for 2024.

Executive Director Amy Agigian was a guest on the live talk radio show “About Education” (on AM1290 and simulcast on FM 96.9 in Santa Barbara, California).

Amy Agigian, Executive Director of Our Bodies Ourselves Today, was a guest on "Live, Local, and Progressive" with Joan Esposito.

This Ford Hall Forum panel at Suffolk University examined the far-reaching consequences of restrictions on reproductive and LGBTQIA+ rights nearly two years after the Dobbs decision.