canada@tc.fluke.COM (Galena Alyson Canada) (03/20/90)
Speaking of books which have made a difference... I just picked up a copy of the (recently released?) "The *New* Our Bodies / Ourselves" and found myself thinking back to the time I first read the original, perhaps fifteen years ago. On my drive to work this morning, I passed a young woman, brunette locks blowing out the window, cowhide gloves on the wheel of a Seattle Recycling truck, and felt an enormous surge of pride. We may have a long way to go, but damn, we've done well so far... I also recommend "Ourselves and Our Children" to any parent at any stage of parenting. Both are published by the Boston Womens' Health Book Collective and are generally available. 'Lena