Comments on: Devoted to Women’s Pleasure: Dr. Betty Dodson http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/04/devoted-to-womens-pleasure-dr-betty-dodson Daily dose of women's health news and media analysis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kath Mazzella http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/04/devoted-to-womens-pleasure-dr-betty-dodson/comment-page-1#comment-1605 Kath Mazzella Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:51:28 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=6103#comment-1605 I want to applaud Betty for giving voice to the vulva. 15 years ago when I had my clitoris vulva and lymph glands removed due to cancer the only women in the world I heard even mention the word vulva was Betty Dobson. She gave me insipration to stand up, be proud of who and what I was - even in spite of my drastic surgery. I could not understand why it appeared the rest of the women in the world would call their vulva a vagina until i found the word Pudendum "female genitalia" one who should and ought to be ashamed - the shameful part". Beatty showed me that I dont and wont be ashamed. So thank you, thank you Betty. Keep on Keepign on. We all have to use our voices to make women proud and empowered about their vulvas. Kath Mazzella I want to applaud Betty for giving voice to the vulva. 15 years ago when I had my clitoris vulva and lymph glands removed due to cancer the only women in the world I heard even mention the word vulva was Betty Dobson. She gave me insipration to stand up, be proud of who and what I was – even in spite of my drastic surgery. I could not understand why it appeared the rest of the women in the world would call their vulva a vagina until i found the word Pudendum “female genitalia” one who should and ought to be ashamed – the shameful part”. Beatty showed me that I dont and wont be ashamed. So thank you, thank you Betty. Keep on Keepign on. We all have to use our voices to make women proud and empowered about their vulvas.

Kath Mazzella

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