Search Results: Womens Health from Conover Books

New York, New York: Women, Ink , 1995. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Green cloth with white lettering on the spine. Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! 48 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Globally, at least 2 million girls a year are at risk of genital mutilation ---- approximately 6,000 per day. An estimated 85 to 114 million girls and women in the world are genitally mutilated. Most live in Africa, a few in Asia, and increasingly, there are more women in Europe, Canada, and the United States who have suffered female genital mutilation (FGM). These women and girls experience pain, trauma, and frequently, severe physical complications, such as bleeding, infections, or even death. Long-term physical complications are… Read More

Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 1997. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Red wrapper with white lettering and illustration. Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! 20 historical and informative pages! "It is estimated that more than 130 million girls and women have undergone genital mutilation. Two million more are at risk every year. This joint statement by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA describes what female genital mutilation is, why it occurs, what adverse effects it has on the health and development of girls and women, and how it can be eliminated. This traditional practice is not only physically and psychologically damaging but also a violation of human rights. The statement condemns female genitla mutilation and, in the best interests of those at risk, calls for its abolition.........".… Read More

Lexington, Massachusetts: Women Ink, 1995. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is creased as well as the front of the wrapper; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! White wrapper with black and white lettering. Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! 128 historical and informative pages! "It is 22 years since I first began to work against female genital mutilation (FGM), an African practice that was unknown at that time in most of the world. Some background facts need to be summarized, based on this experience, to provide some context and to relate to our own lives what is reported here. When I discovered the existence of FGM, after having traveled widely on all other continents, very few facts were recorded and the dimension of the problem was unknow. Rather, as I soon began to discover, information on FGM was deliberately concealed or misrepresented, especially by… Read More