“The rights we fought for … are now being rescinded. The younger woman didn’t really know how bad it was 53 years ago. One of the hopes is that they can understand the history and where they fit in now and how to keep things growing.”
Paolo Yamal-Santiago was one of many volunteers and contributors who worked to create the new Our Bodies Ourselves Today.
The fuller truth, she added, is that a woman may have been suffering something more serious. And, either way, she should not have to settle for merely tolerating discomfort or having it casually dismissed, Yamal-Santiago said. The online project’s timeline traces back to 2018, when 100 women — of varying races and lived experiences, ranging from teenagers to Our Bodies Ourselves founders and other elders — to vet and curate content for each of the nine subject areas explored on the digital version of Our Bodies, Ghanoui said.
Within those categories “there are hundreds of topics that can be filtered by content type … videos, articles. It’s an A-to-Z comprehensive overview,” Ghanoui said. The book has been updated and reissued every five to seven years. The online site allows for much speedier updates, she added.