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- Birth nameBarbara Ann Rosner
- Barbara Seaman was born on September 11, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is known for Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story (1998), The Mike Douglas Show (1961) and The Bob Braun Show (1967). She was married to Milton Forman, Peter Marks and Dr. Gideon Seaman. She died on February 27, 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesMilton Forman(1982 - ?) (divorced)Peter Marks(1954 - 1955) (divorced)Dr. Gideon Seaman (divorced, 3 children)
- She was survived by her three children from her first marriage, along with two sisters and two nephews.
- A graduate of Oberlin College, she was a noted science writer and syndicated columnist as well as a feminist who primarily wrote about issues involving women's health as well as their sexuality and the dangers of birth-control pills. She was one of the founders of the Women's National Health Network in 1975.
- Co-founder of the National Women's Health Network, an advocacy group based in Washington, DC. She was a writer and patients' rights advocate who was one of the first people to bring the issue of women's reproductive health to wider media coverage.
- Step-daughter of Ruth Gruber.
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