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title: "Newton Writers Reflect on 50 Years of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’"
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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# Newton Writers Reflect on 50 Years of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’

By Julie M. Cohen • Newton Tab • October 30, 2019

> In 1973, Simon & Schuster published the first commercial edition ... and by 1976, it was "recognized by the American Library Association’s Young Adult Service Division as one of the best books of the decade," according to the website.  
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> Carried in many schools and libraries (including the Newton Free Library) across the country, Swenson said "It was the most stolen book they ever had" and was a target for censorship by conservative figures including lawyer Phyllis Schlafly and televangelist Jerry Falwell.

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