Articles on James Marion Sims

October 20, 2020

Honouring the slaves experimented on by the ‘father of gynaecology’

Heidi Downes, Queen Mary University of London

The horrific story of what these women went through must be passed down and become part of the obstetrics curriculum.

December 11, 2017

Helen King, The Open University

Women, rejoice. The speculum is getting a friendly makeover.

August 22, 2017

Stephen Kenny, University of Liverpool

Statues of a racist medical experimenter are an affront to the American public.

Helen King
Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
Stephen Kenny
Senior Lecturer in 19th and 20th-century North American History, University of Liverpool
Heidi Downes
Antenatal Screening Counsellor Midwife, Queen Mary University of London