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Atrocities
Gynecology
Anarcha & Her Sisters
- Jabari Asim, “The Human Pain of Medical Advancement,” Washington Post, Tuesday, February 21, 2006.
- Basis of Distrust, “II. The Basis For African American Distrust Slavery, Segregation And Racism: Trusting The Health Care System Ain't Always Easy! An African American Perspective on Bioethics,” by Vernellia R. Randall, 15 St. Louis U. Pub. L. Rev. 191 -235 (1996).
- Dr. Mary T. Bassett, “In Honor Of Lucy, Betsey, And Anarcha: How The Planned Removal Of The Dr. J. Marion Sims Statue Honors The Women, He Enslaved,” Shondaland.com, February 7, 2018.
- Brynn Holland, “History Stories: The ‘Father of Modern Gynecology’ Performed Shocking Experiments on Slaves,” History.com, August 29 2017.
- Alexandria C. Lynch, MS III, "Anarcha's Story," Black Academy Press, Inc.
- “Remembering Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey: The Mothers of Modern Gynecology,” NPR.org, February 7, 2017.
- Wellness Journey: Biography, "Anarcha & Her Sisters in Slavery, Lucy & Betsey, Wellness Journey.org, Dec 07.
- Anarcha Westcott – Wikipedia
Videos
- James Marion Sims, M.D.
- Dr. J. Marion Sims: A dishonor to women in East Harlem
- How Modern Medicine Was Born of Slavery
- Medical Bondage and the Birth of American Gynecology
- Remove the Monument of J. Marion Sims
- Statue of doctor who operated on enslaved women removed from Central Park
- The Truth about J. Marion Sims: Father of Gynecolog
J Marion Sims
Books
Monument
- Meagan Flynn, “Statue of ‘father of gynecology,’ who experimented on enslaved women, removed from Central Park,” The Washington Post, April 18, 2018.
- P.R. Lockhart, “New York Just Removed A Statue Of A Surgeon Who Experimented On Enslaved Women,” Vox.com, April 18, 2018.
- William Neuman, “City Orders Sims Statue Removed From Central Park,” The New York Times, April 16, 2018.
- Nadja Sayej, “J Marion Sims: Controversial Statue Taken Down But Debate Still Rages,” The Guardian, April 21, 2018.
- Olivia B. Waxman, “New York City Just Removed a Statue of Surgeon J. Marion Sims From Central Park. Here's Why,” Time Magazine, April 17, 2018.
Websites
- "J. Marion Sims", Encyclopedia of Alabama.
- "J. Marion Sims Letters", South Carolina Digital Library.
- LL Wall, "The medical ethics of Dr J Marion Sims: a fresh look at the historical record," Journal of Medical Ethics. 2006;32(6):346-350. doi:10.1136/jme.2005.012559.
- Wellness Journey: Biography, “Dr. J Marion Sim: The Father of Modern Gynecology,” Wellness Journey.org, Dec 05.
- Sarah Zhang, “The Surgeon Who Experimented on Slaves: Fellow doctors have been some of the most prominent defenders of J. Marion Sims, the controversial “father of gynecology.”” The Atlantic, April 18, 2018.
- J Marion Sims – Wikipedia Commons