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Our
Bodies Ourselves (OBOS), also known as the Boston Women’s Health Book
Collective (BWHBC), is a nonprofit, public interest women’s health education,
advocacy, and consulting organization.
Founded in 1969, our organization is
best known for the groundbreaking book Our
Bodies,
Ourselves.Today
we continue to be a strong advocate for women’s health. We are committed to
providing accurate health and medical information in lay language while also
advocating for public policies and institutional reforms that improve the
well-being of women and our communities.
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PUBLISHED FOREIGN EDITIONS OF OUR
BODIES, OURSELVES
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The table
below shows the various translations of Our
Bodies, Ourselves. Most are adaptations of one sort or another, as
part of the book's usefulness resides in the local resources it includes and
the social analysis it provides, both of which vary from one place to another.
Title |
Country
Published/ Language |
Date
Published/ Current Status |
Additional
Information |
Мы
сами и наше
тело |
Russia/ |
2007 |
coordinating
group and contact info read the book (in Russian) |
Ne Dhe Trupiynë, në Shekullin e ri |
Albania/
Albanian |
2006 |
read excerpts (in Albanian) |
Our
Bodies, Ourselves |
South
Korea |
2005 |
read excerpts (in Korean) |
Nasze
ciała, nasze życie |
Poland/
Polish |
2004 |
read the preface (in English) read excerpts (in Polish) |
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Armenia/
Armenian |
2001 |
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Tu
Si Curpul Tau Pentru un Nou Secol: O carte despre si pentru femei
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Moldova/
Romanian |
Summer
2002 |
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Bulgaria/
Bulgarian |
Summer
2001 |
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Serbia/
Serbian |
Summer
2001 |
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Nuestros
Cuerpos, Nuestras Vidas |
U.S./
Spanish |
2000
edition published; 1977
translation out of print. |
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Unser
Korper, Unser Leben |
Germany/
German |
Vols.
I and II, 1980; Revised, 1988; Vol. I in 19th reissue(1999); Vol. II in 15th
reissue (1996) |
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China/
Mandarin |
1998; |
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Thailand/
Thai |
1996; |
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Russia/
Russian |
1995; However, a new Russian adaptation was published in 2007 |
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Our
Bodies, Ourselves |
England/
English |
1978,1988; |
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Japan/
Japanese |
1975,
1988; |
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Notre
Corps, Nous-Memes |
France/
French |
1977,
1987; |
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Israel/
Hebrew |
1982;
out of print |
published
by Second Sex Publishing House; out of business |
Nuestros
Cuerpos, Nuestras Vidas |
Spain/
Spanish |
1982;
out of print |
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Je
Lichaam, Je Leven |
Netherlands/
Dutch |
1981;
out of print |
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Greece/
Greek |
1981; |
published
by Ipodomi Books, Ltd.; out of business |
Vara
Kroppar Vara Jag |
Sweden/
Swedish |
1980; |
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Noi
e il Nostro Corpo |
Italy/
Italian |
1974;
Out of Print |
A
seven-volume Braille edition was produced from the 1973 edition; all except the
1970 edition have appeared in audio versions.
Interested
in hearing the stories of some of the many women involved in translating and
adapting Our Bodies,
Ourselves? Check out Crossing
Cultural Borders with Our Bodies, Ourselves: A Meeting in Utrecht, the
Netherlands. Also check out OBOS
Transformed Worldwide, a collection of prefaces from translations and
adaptations of Our Bodies
Ourselves and of Sacrificing
Our Selves for Love.
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