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Maternal and infant welfare United States History Maternal health services United States History Medical ethics United States History Physician and patient Sims, J. Marion (James Marion) 1813-1883 United States Women United States Social conditions Women's health services Social aspects United States History Women's health services United States History Women's rights United States HistoryHallman, J. C.
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 and resulting in Anarcha's so-called "cure"--forever altered the path of women's health. Despite brutal practices and failed techniques, Sims...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JACKSON, ANARCHA HALEhrenreich, Barbara.
Summary: From the Publisher: A provocative new perspective on female history, the history of American medicine and psychology, and the history of child-rearing unlike any other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2005