Norma Meras Swenson

Norma Meras Swenson (born 1932) is an activist, a medical sociologist and a leader in the developing woman's health movement. She co-authored Our Bodies, Ourselves (OBOS), co-founded the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, and served as president of the OBOS nonprofit organization for several years. Swenson was OBOS's first director of international programs, disseminating and translating the book into more than 30 languages. She continues to provide support to women's groups and maternal health clinics 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. Swenson consults with national governments, private foundations and organizations, including the World Health Organization.