An advocate, activist, and writer for 55 years, Judy Norsigian is a co-founder, past executive director, and current member of the Leadership Council at Our Bodies Ourselves (formerly known as the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective). She co-authored/edited nine editions of “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” the organization’s groundbreaking text on women, health, and sexuality. For several years she served as an adjunct faculty member at Suffolk University, where she taught a graduate course on women’s health advocacy. Judy has received numerous awards, including the Public Service Award from the Massachusetts Public Health Association and the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Annual Recognition Award. She also received several honorary doctorates, including one from Boston University. She was a longtime board member of several organizations, including the National Women’s Health Network, Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research, Community Works, and the Armenian International Women’s Association. In 2023 she became an Elected Director of the Harvard Alumni Association and has been working with several 1970 college classmates to increase the financial contributions of Harvard University to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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