Gynecology was built on Black women's suffering. We're still reckoning with its racist roots today

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Modern gynecology was borne of experimentation of enslaved Black women, historian Dr.

For me, it was really about telling the history of American medicine, that included all of the players, and so even if I couldn't say "Betsy wrote this," I could at least say "there were 12 enslaved women, or there were five enslaved women" or "this doctor wrote about the surgical operations on the 'negresses,'" as they were then called.

But as you've written and spoke about, it was common in the 19th century to experiment on enslaved Black women.

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Author / Journalist: Nicole Karlis

Category: Nation Politics

Topics: History Of Medicine Medicine Racism Medical Inequality Gynecology Interview All Salon Health

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Published Date: 2023-03-18, 19:00:02

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