Portrait of Dr. James Marion Sims.
This painting is in the museum collection at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Dr. Sims, sometimes called "the founder of modern gynecology," performed experimental gynecological operations on enslaved women. Among them were Anarcha, Betsey, and Lucy, the only subjects he me...
Main Author: | Scott, John E., Montgomery, Alabama |
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Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/29891 |
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