Janine O'Leary Cobb
Janine O'Leary Cobb | |
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| Born | June 20, 1933 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Author, health activist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | Women's Health |
| Notable works | Understanding Menopause and A Friend Indeed |
Janine O'Leary Cobb is a women's health activist and educator, and the author of one of the first popular books on menopause intended for a mainstream audience, Understanding Menopause (first published in 1988, now in its 6th edition, published 2005).[1] Cobb is recognized widely as a pioneer in the women's health movement in North America and has won critical recognition for her work in the field.[2][3][4][5]
In 1984 she founded the popular health newsletter, A Friend Indeed, dedicated to highlighting the increasing medicalization of menopause, and to breaking the taboo of silence that still hung over many important women's health issues, such as menstruation, menopause and breast cancer.[6] The publication continued to be released bi-monthly under the stewardship of other editors until 2006.[7]
Cobb was previously a professor with Vanier College, Montreal and is currently a Board member with Breast Cancer Action Montreal.[8] She is also a contributor to Our Bodies, Ourselves, the groundbreaking women's health collective. She lives in Montreal, Canada.
References
- ^ Understanding Menopause: Amazon.ca: Janine O'leary Cobb: Books
- ^ Menopause Study Ignites Interest in New Therapies | Womens eNews
- ^ Janine O'Leary Cobb | National Women's Health Network
- ^ Canadian Women's Health Publication Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Print! | Canadian Women's Health Network
- ^ Congratulations, Janine! - Free Online Library
- ^ "Menopause comes out of the closet". CMAJ. 148 (4): 613–5. February 1993. PMC 1490529. PMID 8431824.
- ^ A Friend Indeed - Newspaper articles | Encyclopedia.com: Find newspaper articles!
- ^ Board of Directors | Breast Cancer Action Montreal