text Say Anarcha : a young woman, a devious surgeon, and the harrowing birth of modern women's health
- Summary
- "In 1846, a young surgeon, J. Marion Sims ("The Father of Gynecology"), began several years of experimental surgeries on a young enslaved woman known as Anarcha ("The Mother of Gynecology"). This series of procedures--performed without anesthesia ... Read more
- Contents
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Introduction: A Better Phantom -- Their Names -- On Sources -- Book One -- Book Two -- Afterword: The Modern Legacy of the Alabama Fistula Experiments.
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- Description
- xxiv, 417 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company 2023
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 921 JACKSON, ANARCHA HAL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 921 JACKSON, ANARCHA HAL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Jackson, Anarcha approximately 1821-1869
Sims, J. Marion (James Marion) 1813-1883
Human experimentation in medicine United States History 19th century
Gynecologists United States Biography
Fistula, Vesico-vaginal Treatment
Gynecology History 19th century
Medical ethics United States History 19th century
Enslaved women United States Biography
Sims, J. Marion (James Marion) 1813-1883
Gynecologists
Gynecology
Human experimentation in medicine
Medical ethics
Women slaves
United States
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| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 921 JACKSON, ANARCHA HAL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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