Anarcha Westcott

Anarcha Westcott (c. 1828 – unknown) was an enslaved woman who underwent a series of experimental surgical procedures conducted by physician J. Marion Sims, without the use of anesthesia, to treat a combination of vesicovaginal fistula and rectovaginal fistula.[1] Sims's medical experimentation with Anarcha and other enslaved women, and its role in the development of modern gynaecology, has generated controversy among medical historians.

In the 21st century, Anarcha has become a heroine for many Black women.[2] [dubiousdiscuss] [failed verification]

  1. ^ "Remembering Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey: The Mothers of Modern Gynecology". NPR.org. February 16, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Gillespie, Jr., John (Spring 2022). "Anarcha's Science of the Flesh: Towards an Afropessimist Theory of Science". Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience. 8 (1). doi:10.28968/cftt.v8i1.35229. S2CID 248013748 – via Gale Academic Onefile.