{"product_id":"between-our-legs-silence-breaking-personal-narratives-on-gynecological-health-9781685970871","title":"Between Our Legs: Silence-Breaking Personal Narratives on Gynecological Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a world where even saying the word \"vagina\" can feel taboo, \u003ci\u003eBetween Our Legs\u003c\/i\u003e breaks the silence surrounding gynecological health. Featuring essays by award-winning authors Nina de Gramont, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, and Jessica Hendry Nelson, as well as by practicing medical experts, this collection explores topics ranging from childbirth, menopause, abortion, endometriosis, and PMOS to yeast and urinary tract infections, while contending with the shame, frustrations, and stigmas that women, nonbinary, and trans individuals navigate when searching for basic care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween Our Legs\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a catalyst for difficult conversations. It illustrates the necessity of not just having access to basic gynecological care, but good, equitable, patient-centered care. Care that sees the patient as a whole person, not solely as someone capable of making a baby. As reproductive rights and maternal healthcare are stripped away in state after state, it's urgent that our voices be heard, elevated, and addressed. The consequences for not doing so can be fatal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justine Payton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685970871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustine Payton\u003c\/b\u003e's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBellevue Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIsele Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Masters Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTerrain.org\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She lives in Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Beuley\u003c\/b\u003e's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eChestnut Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCleaver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFractured\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eF(r)iction\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. On Substack, she runs a writing club and writes a bestselling newsletter, \u003ci\u003eFairy Tales by Caroline\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikki Kendall\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, diversity consultant, and occasional feminist; she has appeared on the BBC, NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e, PBS, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, WBEZ, and Showtime, and discusses race, feminism, police violence, tech, and pop culture at institutions and universities across the country. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling book \u003ci\u003eHood Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e (recipient of the Chicago Review of Books Award and named a best book of the year by the BBC, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e). She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAmazons, Abolitionists, and Activists\u003c\/i\u003e, a graphic novel illustrated by A. D'Amico. Her essays can be found in \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, NBC, and a host of other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Justine Payton \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67778167931037,"sku":"9781685970871","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6ca13aee-142a-41f8-bce6-e2d47a69f0b3.jpg?v=1793733648","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/between-our-legs-silence-breaking-personal-narratives-on-gynecological-health-9781685970871","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}