Media Coverage of the 40th anniversary and the New Edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves

Accolades
Print, radio and television coverage
Personal blogs
Pre-release coverage

Accolades

• "Our Bodies, Ourselves" has been selected by Library Journal as one of the 2011 Best Books in the Consumer Health category.
  

Print, radio and television coverage

• The Health Show
  8.31.12 | by Bob Barrett
  WAMC / Northeast Public Radio
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves for Ourselves and Our Classrooms
  Spring 2012 | by Nancy Worcester
  Feminist Collections (v. 33, no. 2)
   
  
• Revolutionary women look back on 40 years of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'
  4.28.12 | by Susan Green
  Burlington Free Press
  

• The Spiral of Women’s Health Activism: A Report from the Global Symposium Celebrating 40 Years of Our Bodies, Ourselves
  January/February 2012 | by Amy Allina
  The Women's Health Activist
  
  
• News and Views
  January 2012 | by Gary Bailey
  International Social Work
  
  
• The women’s body bible: ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ marks 40 years
  12.28.11 | by Lynn Comella
  Las Vegas Weekly
  
  
• Health books that get your blood pumping
  12.20.11 | by Kristen Gerencher
  The Wall Street Journal / MarketWatch
  
  
• Then and Now
  December 2011
  Boston Magazine
  
  
• '5 PM Newscast'
  12.20.11
  KPIX-TV/CBS 5 San Francisco
  
  
• Body Politics: An interview with one of the activists behind an iconic feminist health guide
  12.8.11 | by Marisa Demarco
  Alibi.com
  
  
• A book and a movement with a huge impact for women globally
  12.7.11 | by Elayne Clift
  The Commons
  
  
• Then and Now: Women's Health
  December 2011 | by Casey Lyons
  Boston Magazine
  
  
• New Mexico in Focus Talks with Author of Our Bodies, Ourselves
  12.1.11 | by Mara Kerkez
  New Mexico in Focus, KNME public television
  
  
• 'Our Bodies Ourselves' turns 40, publishes new edition
  11.29.11 | by Christina Hennessy
  Connecticut Post
  
  
• 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' at 40
  11.21.11 | by Alice Short
  Los Angeles Times
  
  
• For love of books: ‘Our Bodies Ourselves’ at 40
  11.17.11 | by Elayne Clift
  Brattleboro Reformer
  
  
• Groundbreaking "Our Bodies, Ourselves" book marks 40th anniversary
  11.13.11 | by Lee B. Roberts
  The Journal Times
  
  
• 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' revised for a new generation of women
  11.12.11 | by Jody Feinberg
  The Patriot Ledger
  
  
• 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' at 40
  11.9.11 | by Darla Carter
  Louisville Courier-Journal
  
  
• 40 years on, a new edition of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'
  11.7.11 | by Sally Kalson
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
  
• In ‘Our Bodies,’ a right to knowledge
  11.6.11 | by Joanna Weiss
  The Boston Globe
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves Is 40 and Fabulous
  11.3.11 | by Danielle Roderick
  Ms. Magazine blog
  
  
• Starred Reviews: November 2011
  11.3.11
  Library Journal
  
  
• The Original Women's Health Empowerment - 40 Years Later
  10.30.11 | by Trisha Torrey
  About.com
  
  
• Book nook: 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' + 40 
  10.28.11 | Peggy Brown
  Newsday  
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves turns 40
  10.26.11
  Greater Boston with Emily Rooney | WGBH TV 
  
  
• Latest Edition of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ Encompasses Current Health Issues for Women of All Ages
  10.26.11
  Viv Magazine
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves: Why is this 40-year-old book still controversial?
  10.26.11 | by Jennifer Goldberg 
  Shine 
  
  
• How 'Our Bodies, Ourselves" changed women's lives
  10.25.11
  NBC Nightly News
  
  
• Our Bodies Ourselves
  10.24.11
  The Current | Canadian Broadcasting Company
  
  
• Why Our Bodies, Ourselves still matters 40 years later
  10.19.11 | by Terri Coles
  Chatelaine
  
  
• Happy 40th Birthday, 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'
  10.19.11 | by Dr. Suzanne Koven
   Boston.com
  
  
• 'Our Bodies' Gets an Israeli Makeover: Women's Classic Tells How to Say 'Menopause' in Hebrew and Arabic 10.18.11 | by Beth Schwartzapfel
  The Forward
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves at 40
  10.18.11 | by Elayne Clift, Photographs by Marlies Bosch
  Women's Media Center
  
  
• "Our Bodies, Ourselves" 40th Anniversary
  10.18.11
  FOX 25 Morning News
  
  
• Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ 
  10.17.11
  Radio Boston, WBUR
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves: Turning 40, Going Global
  10.16.11 | by Gina Maranto
  RH Reality Check
  
  
• Challenges Facing Women’s Health Advocates Today
  November/December 2011 | by Judy Norsigian
  The Humanist
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves, 40 Years Later
  10.12.11
  Vermont Edition, Vermont Public Radio
  Interview with founders Judy Norsigian and Jane Pincus
  
  
• Women's health: 'Our Bodies Ourselves'
  10.11.11
  KGO-TV/ABC ‘7 LIVE’/ San Francisco
  
  
• Landmark Book On Women's Sexuality Turns 40
  10.11.11
  Tell Me More, National Public Radio
  Interview with OBOS editorial team members Christine Cupaiuolo and June Tsang and contributor Jamia Wilson
  
  
• Healthy Read: Body Knowledge
  October 2011 | by Colleen Paretty
  WebMD the Magazine
  
  
• Dr. Virginia Sadock’s Sexual Health show
  10.10.11
  
  
• Pictures of Female Body Parts, Then and Now
  10.10.11 | by Bella DePaulo
  PsychCentral/ Single at Heart
  
  
• A body of work after 4 decades
  10.10.11 | by Karen Weintraub
  The Boston Globe
  
  
• 40 Years In, "Our Bodies, Ourselves" is Still Revolutionary in its Treatment of Women's Health
  10.9.11 | by Gina Maranto
  AlterNet
  
  
• My Body, Myself
  10.6.11 | by E.J. Graff
  The American Prospect
  
  
• ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ turns 40, but its audience has some growing up to do
  10.6.11 | by Anna Holmes
  The Washington Post
  
  
• 40 years later, 'Our Bodies' still starts debate on women's health
  10.6.11 | by Mary Shedden
  The Tampa Tribune
  
  
• 40 Years With Our Bodies, Ourselves
  10.6.11 | by Jeanne Faulkner
  Fit Pregnancy
  
  
• From 'filthy trash' to iconic resource: 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' at 40
  10.5.11 | by Jacque Wilson
  CNN.com
  
  
• It’s Your Health
  10.5.11 | WMBH, NPR affiliate in TX
  Host Lisa Davis interviews Judy Norsigian
  
  
• Huffington Post Looking Back At 40 Years Of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'
  10.4.11 | by Emma Gray
  Huffington Post
  
  
• 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' Marks 40th Anniversary With Updated Edition
  10.4.11
  National Partnership for Women & Families Women’s Health Policy Report
  
  
• The Frankie Boyer Show
  10.4.11
  Interview with Judy Norsigian
  
  
• ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ taught women about sexuality and reproductive health (free registration is required to view this article)
  10.3.11 | by Stefanie Weiss
  Washington Post
  
  
• Body makeover: Women’s ‘bible’ celebrates its 40th anniversary
  10.1.11 | by Mayrav Saar
  New York Post
  
  
• 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' Turns 40, Remains Relevant
  10.1.11
  Womensenews.org
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves Celebrates 40 Years
  9.30.11 | by Susan Seligson
  BU Today
  
  
• The Sex Book That Hit the Spot
  9.30.11 | by Jessica Bennett
  The Daily Beast
  
  
• ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ at 40: Five Ways the Text Has Changed
  9.30.11 | by Jessica Bennett
  The Daily Beast
  
  
• 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' marks 40 years
  9.28.11 | by Melanie Lauwers
  Cape Cod Times
  
  
• Turning 40, Going Global
  9.28.11 | by Gina Maranto
  Center for Genetics and Society
  
  
• Celebrating 40 years of Our Bodies, Ourselves
  9.27.11 | by Amy Windsor
  Strollerderby blog on Babble.com 
  
  
• 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' still revolutionary after 40 years
  9.26.11 | by Anita Manning
  USA TODAY
  

Personal blogs/ Editorials

• 40 years later, classics of women’s movement endure
  12.27.11 | by Rhea Hirshman
  New Haven Register
  
  
• Whose Body Is This?
  10.27.11 | by Terry Marotta
  Exit Only
  
  
• Our Cancer, Ourselves
  10.26.11
  Dispatch From Second Base
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves
  10.25.11
  KGMom Musings
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves: Forty and Fabulous
  10.13.11 | by Colleen Eliza
  Get Off My Soapbox
  
  
• I'm in the new Our Bodies, Ourselves!
  10.6.11
  Viva La Feminista
  
  
• our bodies, ourselves @ forty (+ me!)
  10.5.11
  The Feminist Librarian
  
  
• Our Bodies, Ourselves: New Edition Cover 
  7.8.11 | by Molly Remer
  Talk Birth
  
  
• Collaboration can be cool
  1.11.10 | by Hilary Gerber
  Mom's Tinfoil Hat

• Did ‘Our Bodies Ourselves’ Change Your Life?
  9.26.11 | by Carey Goldberg
  CommonHealth: Reform and Reality
  
  
• Our Bodies Ourselves turns 40
  September 2011 | by Joan Ditzion
  National Association of Social Workers/ Massachusetts
  FOCUS Monthly Newsletter (reprinted with permission)
  
  
• "Our Bodies, Ourselves" Turns 40
  4.5.11 | by Matthew T. Lowe
  Harvard Crimson