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title: "From 'Filthy Trash' to Iconic Resource: 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' at 40"
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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# From 'Filthy Trash' to Iconic Resource: 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' at 40

CNN.com • October 5, 2011

> The landmark women's health handbook was filled with sometimes graphic information about the most intimate aspects of women's lives. It was revolutionary in its candid discussions -- and depictions -- of the specifics of sex, birth control, childbirth, lesbianism and other formerly taboo topics.  
>   
> In 1971, the first "Our Bodies, Ourselves" book sold 250,000 copies. Today, it is available in 25 languages and has sold more than 4 million copies.

  
**Read the full story:** [From 'Filthy Trash' to Iconic Resource: 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' at 40](http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/health/our-bodies-ourselves-40th-anniversary/?hpt=he_c1) by Jacque Wilson

[Read the full article ](http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/health/our-bodies-ourselves-40th-anniversary/?hpt=he_c1)

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