Past & Present: "Our Bodies, Ourselves" at 45

The Boston Collective argued that reproductive justice was at the forefront of women’s liberation. By combining personal stories with medical information, they wanted to make women more capable of evaluating and questioning medical institutions and acting as equal partners in their own healthcare decisions. A first of its kind, Our Bodies, Ourselves contained information on women’s health and sexuality, including sexual orientation, birth control, abortion, childbirth, domestic violence, and menopause. At the time, this information was readily available to physicians, but remained difficult to access in a healthcare system that didn’t expect or want women to challenge experts by asking questions.

Listen to the whole story: Past & Present: “Our Bodies, Ourselves” at 45 by Robin Henry