AdvertisementRemembering Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey: The Mothers of Modern Gynecology27:43Download AudioResumeFebruary 07, 2017Shankar VedantamMaggie PenmanJennifer SchmidtTara BoyleRhaina CohenfacebookEmailIllustration of Dr. J. Marion Sims with Anarcha by Robert Thom. Anarcha was subjected to 30 experimental surgeries. (Pearson Museum, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine)