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title: "The Boston Women Health Book Collective and “Our Bodies, Ourselves”: A Brief History and Reflection"
date: 2024-05-08T20:33:00-04:00
author: Missy Moyer
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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# The Boston Women Health Book Collective and “Our Bodies, Ourselves”: A Brief History and Reflection

By Judy Norsigian, Vilunya Diskin, Paula Doress-Worters, Jane Pincus, Wendy Sanford, and Norma Swenson • Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association • November 1, 1999

This article, written by the founders, offers a history of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" and the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. It looks at the organization’s transition from a small, grassroots collective to a nonprofit organization working at both the domestic and international levels.

The article also examines the past accomplishments and current concerns of the global women’s health movements.

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