The Latest from Our Bodies Ourselves

This newsletter looks back at the many awards, publications, and other accomplishments that our content experts garnered in the past year. Two new content chairs have joined the Our Bodies Ourselves Today team: Nadeeka Karunaratne (gender-based violence) and Dior Vargas (mental health).

Executive Director Amy Agigian and pregnancy and birth content experts examine the current maternal mortality crisis and share their personal stories.

Amy Agigian reflects on the humanitarian crises in Israel/Palestine and Armenia, which are also mental health crises that carry particular burdens for women.

"As an employee of Our Bodies Ourselves Today, I had familiarized myself with the history of Our Bodies Ourselves and the feminist movement. Yet, there was one area where my research continued to come up empty. Where were the Black women who were advocates for women’s health during the earlier feminist movements?"

In this issue, Executive Director Amy Agigian champions access to the full range of birth control options and introduces the new program director, Dr. Laura Prieto.

This issues explores growing older, featuring personal stories and resources on aging, and links to an interview with Robin Morgan for the Women's Media Center.

This issue examines the centrality of contraception and abortion to equality for women.

Women Living Better, a website about perimenopause, is now available in Spanish and Armenian. The site offers clear information about what happens in our bodies, what causes common symptoms, and what we can do to feel better.

This newsletter honors Pride month and the LGBTQIA+ work of Our Bodies Ourselves Today in the past and present.

Executive Director Amy Agigian talks about how we all deserve clear and comprehensive info about the menstrual cycle, from first periods through menopause.

This newsletter issue examines gender-based violence (GBV), which we see as a continuum that perpetuates oppression.

As we approach the 53rd anniversary of the first edition of our book, we are thrilled to celebrate the launch of Our Bodies Ourselves Today!

Welcome announcement from 2022 for Our Bodies Ourselves Today, a unique and trustworthy guide to your body and sexuality for women, girls, and gender-expansive people.