Barbara Seaman Biography

Barbara Seaman biography

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NAME: Barbara Seaman
OCCUPATION: Activist, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: September 11, 1935
DEATH DATE: February 07, 2008
EDUCATION: Oberlin College
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Originally: Barbara Rosner

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Writer and social activist Barbara Seaman warned about the dangers of high-estrogen birth control pills and cofounded the National Women's Health Network.

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Once dismissed for her concerns about estrogen usage, Seaman showed readers once again about the dangers of hormones and hormone replacement therapy supported by the latest medical research.

Continuing to work in the interest of women’s health and women in general, Barbara Seaman has served on the boards and committees of several organizations and initiatives,

such as the Feminist Press and the Women’s Health Newsletter. She has also made numerous media appearances over the years on television and on radio.

Barbara Seaman has three children from her first marriage to Gideon Seaman: Noah, Elana, and Shira. The couple separated in 1978 and later divorced. Seaman married Milton Forman in 1982.

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