Submitted March 16, 2008, 8:25 PM
What year did you first read Our Bodies, Ourselves?
Which edition did you read? [Women and Their Bodies, newsprint edition published by New England Free Press (1970); Our Bodies, Ourselves (1973, 1976); The New Our Bodies, Ourselves (1984, 1992); Our Bodies Ourselves for the New Century (1998); or a foreign translation or adaptation?]
The New Our Bodies, Ourselves
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How old were you at the time?
Who brought the book to your attention?
My college roommate. She wanted me to understand her experience as a survivor of sexual abuse.
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What, if anything, surprised you about the book? (such as graphic photos, or particular themes such as masturbation or lesbianism)
In regards to my roommate, how accurate the descriptions of her behavior as a survivor of incest.
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What had the biggest impact?
The graphic photos of the woman who died from a botched, back-alley abortion.
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Did it influence your choice of doctor or your relationship with your doctor?
Not really, but I did feel more informed. Perhaps it meant I didn't need to ask as many questions, because I understood more.
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Did you use the book as a resource to learn about particular issues of healthcare or sexuality? If so, in what areas?
I'm sure I probably did at the time but I do not recall, almost 20 years later!
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Were you completely satisfied with the book, or did you disagree with any of the content? If so, in what area(s)?
I remember that it was highly politically charged but since it matched my beliefs it was not offensive to me.
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Did it affect the way that you understood your own body or your health?
Not just mine but others as well.
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How did the book\'s information contribute to or contrast with what you had learned in school about women\'s health and sexuality?
Huh??? They didn't teach us anything in School!!!
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Did you give or recommend the book to anyone else? If so, who and why?
Just today. I mentioned it to an Author friend who is writing a book that involves sexual abuse. I said there was no better resource for understanding the long term affects.
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Did you ever contact the authors with additional comments or questions?
Have you read any other BWHBC publication? (including Ourselves and Our Children (1978), Changing Bodies, Changing Lives (1998), Ourselves, Growing Older (1987), Sacrificing Ourselves for Love (1996). Do you have any comments about these books?
Did you ever seek medical treatment or advice from a feminist health clinic? If so, did your decision to do so have anything to do with reading Our Bodies, Ourselves?
Were you ever actively involved in the womenís health movement? If so, in what capacity?
How did you get to this webpage? How did you find out about this study?
I googled the book to give a friend more information and found out their was a webpage. I navigated to the study from the History page.
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