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Sep 22, 2015 for almost four decades, our bodies, ourselves has been the introductory book for reproductive health care. Nutrition and exercise relationships, sexuality, and sexual health complementary health practices reproductive choices, pregnancy, and childbearing growing older medical testing and procedures together with its companion website. The book was revolutionary when it was first published in the early 1970s. This year, the organization behind the book, the boston womens health book collective. Our bodies, ourselves will stop printing new editions the. Our bodies, ourselves ebook written by boston womens health book collective, judy norsigian. From the editors of the classic bible of womens health, a trustworthy, uptodate guide to help every woman navigate the menopause transition for decades, millions of women have relied on our bodies, ourselves to provide the most comprehensive, honest, and accurate info. Selling more than four million copies since its debut in 1970, it has challenged medical dogmas about womens bodies and sexuality, shaped health care policies, energized the reproductive rights movement, and stimulated medical research on womens health. Our government allocates woefully few resources for the wellbeing of parents and children.
Pregnancy and birth are as ordinary and extraordinary as breathing, thinking, or loving. Our bodies, ourselves, the revolutionary feminist health. Changing the medical system, organizing for better care, and altering the larger social, political, and economic forces that limit womens lives require creative and concerted efforts over a long period of time. Will this be the last generation to have bodies that are. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading our bodies, ourselves. Of all the books on pregnancy ive read, this one has been the most reassuring. May 18, 2010 the title our bodies, ourselves actually did not come into being until early 1971 and we are about to be introducing the ninth edition of the book in late 2011 during the 40th anniversary. The book includes firsthand narratives throughout which give voice to the facts and figures presented. Their mission is to empower women by providing information about health, sexuality, and reproduction. Apr 05, 2015 like the original our bodies, ourselves, regarded as the bible of womens health information, this pregnancyspecific guide has a reassuring tone with personal narratives from women that help normalize everyday pregnancy worries, says donovan. The guide also covers difficult topics like intimate partner violence, pregnancy. Our bodies, ourselves celebrates 40 years bu today boston.
The boston womens health book collective earlier produced changing bodies, changing lives. For almost four decades, our bodies, ourselves has been the introductory book for reproductive health care. Our bodies, ourselves, the 1970sera bible of womens health, will still be available online, but will stop issuing revised editions. Books similar to our bodies, ourselves for the new century. The most recent edition, published in 2011, was selected by library journal as one of the best consumer health books of the year. May 04, 1970 our bodies, ourselves is the resource that women of all ages turn to for information about their bodies, sexuality, and reproductive health.
Menopause, the same team brings readers the most trustworthy, new information available and confronts misinformation and scare tactics. The book arose out of a 35cent, 6page booklet called women and their bodies, published in 1970 by the new england free press, and written by twelve boston feminist. While not required, our bodies, ourselves is on our resource lists for people to seek out if they are looking for books to read on their own or with their families, said lucy rose leriche. In clear, accessible language, the book dispels menopause myths and provides crucial information that women can use to take control. Our bodies, ourselves will always be the first and best of this genre because they created it, said martin, 31 and the author of perfect girls, starving daughters, a book about.
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Retitled from the original women and their bodies, our bodies, ourselves was an effort by a group of educated, middle class women to reinforce womens ownership of their bodies. In this third spinoff of our bodies, ourselves, the selfdescribed womens health bible first published in the 1970s, the boston womens health book collective focuses on pregnancy, birth and recovery. Find books like our bodies, ourselves for the new century from the worlds largest community of readers. Apr 19, 2005 this updated edition of our bodies, ourselves includes the latest on. Menopause was published in 2006, and our bodies, ourselves. Menopause provides an indepth look at subjects such as hormone therapy and sexuality as well as proven strategies for coping with challenges like hot flashes, mood swings, and night sweats. Our bodies, ourselves, a succession to a pamphlet of resources pulled from coops of women in and around boston, massachusetts, was published in new york in 1973 by simon and schuster. This updated edition of our bodies, ourselves includes the latest on. The work, priced at 40 cents, quickly sold 250,000 copies. In addition to our bodies, ourselves editions in many languages, including spanish, french, polish, most recently, nepali and turkish, and pregnancy and birth 2008, and menopause 2006 editions, the book has been continuously expanded from its original 170 pages to its newest edition, at a hefty 928 pages. Our bodies, ourselves is the organizations core vehicle for driving their mission. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read our bodies, ourselves.
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