Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Women and their bodies.

Boston, MA: New England Free Press, 1970.

This 35-cent, 136-page book organized in 1969 by Nancy Miriam Hawley at Boston's Emmanuel College, was written by twelve Boston feminist activists. It eventually sold 250,000 copies in New England without any formal advertising, and evolved into a book entitled Our Bodies, Ourselves.

Facet Tags

Obstetrics & Reproductive
Women & Gender

Subjects

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › GYNECOLOGY OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › OBSTETRICS SEXUALITY / Sexology SOCIAL MEDICINE WOMEN in Medicine & the Life Sciences, Publications About WOMEN, Publications by › Years 1900 - 1999

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#10554
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/12747
Author Bio Link	jwa.org ↗
External URL	women-and-their-bodies

Geographic Context

Publication place: Boston, MA

Mentioned in annotation: Nancy