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Joanna Weiss

In ‘Our Bodies,’ a right to knowledge

By Joanna Weiss

 |  Globe Columnist  

  November 06, 2011

It’s hard, in this age of oversharing, to imagine a time when “Our Bodies, Ourselves’’ was a revelation. But you couldn’t get information in 1969. Even today, in this age of oversharing, where women lack access to information, they often lack control over the basic boundaries of their lives. For that reason, “Our Bodies, Ourselves’’ now has a global reach. Plenty of women still need frank, dependable guidance on women’s health - here, and around the globe.

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