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34. Anarcha, Betsey and Lucy: The Mothers of Gynaecology

34. Anarcha, Betsey and Lucy: The Mothers of Gynaecology

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Did you know that all modern gynaecology practice is based on the experiments of one doctor, J. Marion Sims, in the 1840s? His patients... enslaved women who could not consent.


This week, Amy is joined by Katja Holtz from the Vagina Museum to try and unpack these women's stories. Who were they? How much do we know about these women who were denied a voice, both in their medical care and in the historical record?


Image is of "The Mothers of Gynaecology" by Michelle Browder, in Montgomery, Alabama.

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