One of the most tireless health advocates, Barbara Seaman (1935-2008) was co-founder of the National Women's Health Network, and a pioneer in a new style of health reporting that focused on patient rights. Her groundbreaking investigative book, The Doctors' Case Against the Pill (1969), prompted Senate hearings in 1970 that led to a warning label on oral contraceptives and the drastic lowering of estrogen doses due to dangerous health effects. Well received by a mass audience, Seaman was a columnist and contributing editor at Bride's Magazine, Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle, and Ms. Magazine. She also contributed to the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsday, and others. Books * The Doctor's Case Against the Pill (1969) * Free and Female (1972) * Women and the Crisis in Sex Hormones (1977)(with Gideon Seaman, M.D.) * Lovely Me: The Life of Jacqueline Susann (1987) * The Greatest Experiment ever Performed on Women: Exploding the Estrogen Myth (2003) * For Women Only: Your Guide to Health Empowerment with Gary Null (2000). Contributor to many books, including: * Career and Motherhood (1979) * Rooms with No View (1974) * Women and Men (1975) * Seizing our Bodies (1978) Contributor to several plays and documentaries, including: * I am a Woman (1972) * Taking Our Bodies Back (1974) * The American Experience Presents the Pill (2003)