Anarcha Westcott (Third Annual Black History Month)
This week on The Next Take Podcast, Canada’s own Mikel and Tanyka explore the story of Anarcha Westcott as part of their Third Annual Black History Month series, highlighting her place in medical history and the legacy surrounding her story.Anarcha Westcott was an enslaved Black woman whose suffering and resilience became deeply connected to the development of modern gynecology in the United States. In the 1840s, after experiencing severe complications from childbirth, Anarcha was subjected to repeated experimental surgeries by physician J. Marion Sims in Montgomery, Alabama. Historical…
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