In 1970, a nonprofit organization called Our Bodies Ourselves published a book called “Our Bodies, Ourselves.” A feminist classic, the book (and its subsequent editions) contains information ...

'Our Bodies, Ourselves' was the first book to teach women about sex and birth control. ... undergraduates can peruse the changing artistry of body hair in a library exhibit of the early editions.

It advocates access to safe and legal abortions for all women, decries Brazilian bikini waxing for making adults resemble prepubescent girls ...

Our Bodies, Ourselves turns 40 years old this year, and the new edition includes the latest data on safer sex, body image, local and global activism, changes to the health care system and more.

The book evolved from a pamphlet, “Women and Their Bodies,” written by 12 Boston-area women in 1970. The following year, it was renamed “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” and copies began selling ...

“Our Bodies, Ourselves,” the 1970s-era bible of women’s health, will still be available online, ... I just felt like the book took me seriously, took my body seriously, ...

Our Bodies, Ourselves, which turns 40 this year, was the sexual manifesto of its era: the first book on sexual health written by women for women that would go on to sell more than 4 million copies ...

What It Takes to Heal asserts that the principles of embodiment--the recognition of our body's sensations and habits, and the beliefs that inform them--are critical to lasting healing and change.

In the spring of 1969, a small group of women in Boston planted a seed of change toward the way we view women's health and well-being today. During discussions in ...

Our Bodies, Ourselves spoke for a women’s health movement that transformed American medicine and popular health-and-sexuality culture. In the 1960s, physicians commonly addressed female patients ...

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When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By A.J. Jacobs THE BODY A Guide for Occupants By Bill Bryson During the few moments it will take ...