Portrait of Dr. James Marion Sims.
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 mentioned by name in his records.
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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/5080 |
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