Media Mentions
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With a Groundbreaking Handbook and a Dystopian Tale, Women Gain a Voice
September 12, 2017
Retro Report, whose video documentaries explore how major news stories of the past still resonate, turns its lens on “Our Bodies, Ourselves,”…
Joan Ditzion on Aging with Purpose, Passion and Power
August 15, 2017
There’s a real need for women to create safe spaces where we can talk together about how we’re dealing with aging: our…
May 3, 2017
A revolutionary text in a revolutionary time when the idea of a woman naming and claiming her body and her sexuality for…
Our Bodies, Ourselves: 50 Years Later, Progress and Setbacks
March 27, 2017
Women were reacting to the sexism, the paternalism, and the condescension that was interfering with getting good health care and information. Listen…
’20th Century Women’ Review: Annette Bening Shines in Brilliant Mother-Son Drama
December 28, 2016
Rarely has a film so ingeniously blended cultural artifacts into its storytelling DNA. Abbie, a cancer survivor buries her head in books…
Past & Present: “Our Bodies, Ourselves” at 45
September 6, 2016
The Boston Collective argued that reproductive justice was at the forefront of women’s liberation. By combining personal stories with medical information, they…
The surprising history of abortion in the United States
June 27, 2016
Since 1973, when Roe v. Wade legalized abortion across the United States, states have enacted more than 1,074 laws to limit access…
Our Bodies Ourselves Marches On, Into The 21st Century
June 2, 2016
Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with OBOS’ new executive director Julie Childers and co-founder Judy Norsigian about the impact and new…
May 15, 2016
When I arrived on campus as a freshman, my father drove me in our faux-wood-paneled country squire station wagon from Florida to…
May 6, 2016
Soon after returning home from mosque, I had words to describe what I thought had happened to me. Female genital cutting. Female…
Our Bodies Ourselves hires new executive director
April 28, 2016
The Boston Globe | April 28, 2016 It wasn’t so long ago that the group behind the groundbreaking book “Our Bodies, Ourselves,”…
A Call For Protecting the Health of Women Who Donate Their Eggs
March 28, 2016
As couples and individuals continue to rely on assisted reproductive technology to overcome infertility, to make parenthood possible for gay couples and…
Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Mothers
March 12, 2016
Jeanne Faulkner of Common Sense Pregnancy talks with OBOS’s own Judy Norsigian about her role in changing women’s health and her thoughts…
The JWA Podcast: Episode 2 | Body of Knowledge
March 1, 2016
45 years ago a group of women in the Boston area collectively published Our Bodies Ourselves—a groundbreaking book that put forward the…
Group behind landmark book for women struggles to survive
December 25, 2015
Though the entire book is not online, much of its information is available on OBOS’s website and continually updated digitally. The group’s…
Our Bodies Ourselves Turns for Help to Women It Has Helped
December 17, 2015
The book would go on to sell more than four million copies. In 2012 the Library of Congress named Our Bodies, Ourselves…
Shaping Women’s Lives: Our Bodies, Ourselves
March 30, 2015
Norsigian is a smart, impassioned speaker who is deeply committed to social justice, empowerment, and public and ethical responsibility in medicine and…
From Boston to the World: Our Bodies, Ourselves Still Sparks Change
March 6, 2015
“Our Bodies Ourselves started as a small organization, but I view it as being a major catalyst to the women’s health movement,”…
Reproductive Rights Groups Launch Educate Congress Initiative
October 23, 2012
Judith Norsigian, Executive Director of the Our Bodies Ourselves organization, said that the goal of the action is to “advance evidence-based…
‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ Turns 40, Remains Relevant
October 1, 2011
Womensenews.org | October 1, 2011 New voices include women’s organizations around the world that have created their own resources adapted from “Our Bodies, Ourselves.”…
Congressional Offices Getting ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’
October 23, 2012
National Journal | October 23, 2012 If any member of Congress needs a primer on ladies’ bodies, they’re in luck: each office will be…
