Janine O'Leary Cobb
Janine O'Leary Cobb | |
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| Born | Janine Patricia O'Leary June 20, 1933 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 19, 2025 (aged 92) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Genre | Women's health |
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John Cobb (died 2019) |
Janine O'Leary Cobb (June 20, 1933 – December 19, 2025) was a Canadian women's health activist and educator, and the author of one of the first popular books on menopause intended for a mainstream audience.
Life and career
Janine Patricia O'Leary was born on June 20, 1933, in Montreal, the second of five children of Edward Launce and Jeanne (née Poulin) O'Leary.[1] Cobb was recognized as a pioneer in the women's health movement in North America and has won critical recognition for her work in the field.[2][3][4][5]
In 1984, Cobb founded the popular health newsletter, A Friend Indeed, dedicated to highlighting the increasing medicalization of menopause and to breaking the taboo of silence that still hung over many important women's health issues, such as menstruation, menopause and breast cancer.[6] The publication continued to be released bi-monthly under the stewardship of other editors until 2006.[7]
In 1988, Cobb wrote Understanding Menopause.[6]
Cobb was previously a professor with Vanier College in Montreal,[6] and was also a board member and president of Breast Cancer Action Montreal.[8]
Cobb died at a hospital in Montreal from pneumonia on December 19, 2025, at the age of 92.[1][9]
References
- ^ a b c Kirkup, Kristy (January 15, 2026). "Author Janine O'Leary Cobb for obit. Courtesy of the Cobb family Author Janine O'Leary Cobb empowered women with information about menopause". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ Rochon Ford, Anne (April 26, 2002). "Menopause Study Ignites Interest in New Therapies". Women's eNews. Archived from the original on December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Janine O'Leary Cobb". National Women's Health Network. September 2005. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Canadian Women's Health Publication Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Print!". Network. Vol. 6/7, no. 4/1. Canadian Women's Health Network. 2004. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Congratulations, Janine!". The Free Library. Farlex. 2005. Archived from the original on December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c Godley, Elizabeth (February 1993). "Menopause comes out of the closet" (PDF). Canadian Medical Association Journal. 148 (4): 613–615. PMC 1490529. PMID 8431824. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Berey, Kristine (October 30, 2006). "Still a 'friend indeed'". The Gazette. p. D3. ProQuest 434408586. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Our president". Breast Cancer Action Quebec. Archived from the original on December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Janine OLeary Cobb". The Gazette. December 22, 2025. Archived from the original on December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025 – via Remembering.ca.
External links
- Media related to Janine O'Leary Cobb at Wikimedia Commons