Global InformationNorma Meras Swenson information
Norma Meras Swenson (born 1932) is an activist, a medical sociologist and a leader in the developing woman's health movement. She co-founded the Boston Women's Health Book Collective (BWHBC), and co-authored with the Collective, Our Bodies, Ourselves (OBOS), and served as president of the OBOS nonprofit organization for several years. Swenson was OBOS's first Director of International Programs, which supported the translation and/or adaptation and dissemination of the book into more than 30 languages.[1] She continues to provide support to women's groups and maternal health clinics[2] by assisting women-led organizations that work for social change in maternity care, in reproductive justice, and in healthcare-related human rights. OBOS has impacted women's health in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, the United States and Canada.[3] Swenson consults with national governments, private foundations and organizations, including the World Health Organization.[4]
Norma Meras Swenson's papers are a part of the Records of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective collection at the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University.[5]
- ^ "Keeping Up the Fight: A Conversation with Our Bodies, Ourselves Co-Founder Norma Swenson". American Society on Aging. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ Biography of Norma M Swenson. Accessed February 10, 2024.
- ^ “Biography for Norma Swenson.” Our Bodies Ourselves Today, https://ourbodiesourselves.org/team/norma-swenson/ . Accessed August 10, 2023.
- ^ [https://news.lafayette.edu/2000/03/20/norma-swenson-coauthor-of-revolutionary-book-on-womens-history-keynote-at-lafayette-college-march-20/ "Norma Swenson, Coauthor of Revolutionary Book on Women's History Keynote at Lafayette College March 20"], lafayette.edu. March 20, 2000.
- ^ "Records of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, 1905-2003 (inclusive), 1972-1997 (bulk)". Hollis for Archival Discovery. Retrieved March 6, 2024.