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Statue celebrates 'Mothers of Gynecology' at Black women's birthing conference

Mothers of Gynecology, a statue honoring enslaved Black women who were unwilling subjects in experiments that resulted in medical advances, was created  by Michelle Browder in Montgomery, Ala. (Cristela Guerra)
Mothers of Gynecology, a statue honoring enslaved Black women who were unwilling subjects in experiments that resulted in medical advances, was created by Michelle Browder in Montgomery, Ala. (Cristela Guerra)

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