Support WBURRemembering Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey: The Mothers of Modern GynecologyPlay27:43Download AudioShankar VedantamMaggie PenmanJennifer SchmidtTara BoyleRhaina CohenFebruary 07, 2017 ShareIllustration 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)
