Our bodies, ourselves
1971
- health and hygiene
- psychology
- zelfhulp
- santé et hygiène
- maladies
- gezondheid
- vrouwen
- psychologie
- women's health
- diseases
The story
Discusses the many roles of women and the choices open to them. Includes detailed treatment of feminine hygiene.
What it’s like
Plain black-and-white line drawings and anatomical diagrams sit beside unposed photographs, on pale paper with a sturdy, slightly homemade look that suits a community project grown into a thick paperback. The voice is direct and warm, speaking as "we" rather than from a single authority, so reading feels like sitting in a kitchen with friends who have done their homework. Pages are dense but unhurried, moving from anatomy and periods through sexuality, pregnancy, birth, and menopause, with personal accounts breaking up the text. The register is matter-of-fact, sometimes brisk, sometimes quietly defiant, never sentimental. Frankness is the point: sex, genitals, and bodily functions are described plainly, with explicit diagrams, but the tone is clinical rather than erotic, and there is no violence or sensationalism. It suits a slow weekend afternoon, dipping into one chapter at a time, or reading with a notebook nearby. It is for readers who want accurate, unembarrassed information about their own bodies, and for anyone curious how that conversation began.
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