#throwbackthursday in Medical History: J. Marion Sims was a white sadist who is often considered “the father of gynecology”. His breakthroughs are built on the backs of enslaved black women and the *persisting* medical myth he perpetuated that “black women feel less pain”. He procured enslaved black women (at least two named Betsy and Lucy) and repeatedly subjected them to experiments without anesthesia. Most of the women later died of infeciton. #TAKEITDOWN #Noraciststatues #racisminmedicine #medicalhistory #eastharlem #centralpark #blackhealthmatters #blacklivesmatter #jmarionsims #obgyn #womenshealth @blackyouthproject
