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Witness History, Witness History, Our Bodies, Ourselves

Witness History

Witness History

Our Bodies, Ourselves


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19 November 2020

10 minutes

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Some have described Our Bodies, Ourselves as “obscene trash” – for others it’s a vital source of information about women’s health and sexuality. First published in 1973, this radical, and sometimes controversial, book has become a best-seller and a global phenomenon. Josephine Casserly talks to one of the authors, Joan Ditzion.

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