Anarcha was in labor for 72 hours when Dr. J. Marion Sims went to her bedside to help deliver her baby on the Westscott Plantation located in Montgomery, Alabama. It was a summer day in June of 1845.

Michelle Browder wants to make sure Feb. 28 is etched in history-- a day that will be steeped in truth and shrouded in respect. The date is significant to Browder. Over the years, the artist and ...

Women gardening at the Indiana Women’s Prison Photo:Courtesy of book authors Some 150 years ago, a group of Quaker women reformers in Indiana founded the country’s first women’s prison—a solution, ...

After unveiling her groundbreaking monument last Mother’s Day, artist Michelle Browder is expanding upon her work around the “Mothers of Gynecology,” with the opening of a museum and clinic built in ...

Michelle Browder stood on the same plot of land in Montgomery, Ala., where James Marion Sims once conducted cruel medical experiments on enslaved Black women. She felt disturbed and empowered in equal ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo’s Department of Surgery continues its “Beyond the Knife” series focused on surgery’s role in fighting systemic racism with its second annual Anti-Racism and ...

The Department of Surgery continues its “Beyond the Knife” series focused on surgery’s role in fighting systemic racism with its second annual Anti-Racism and Health Equity event on Feb. 10. Deirdre ...

The Mothers of Gynecology Health and Wellness Clinic will pay homage to three iconic women, train doulas and midwives as well as provide women’s healthcare. The historic building located at 33 S.

A sallow light rises over the land at the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the most celebrated movies of the 20th century. Stanley Kubrick’s shot pulls in on a band of furry man-apes gathering ...

When Dr. Lucy Lomas learned about the disturbing role of slavery in the origins of her medical specialty, gynecology, she said she felt “heaviness and heartache,” some of which she still carries with ...

Dr. Kameelah Phillips is an OB-GYN and founder of Calla Women’s Health in New York City. She specializes in health disparities, sexual health, menopause and lactation. She can be found on Instagram at ...

After unveiling her groundbreaking monument last Mother’s Day, artist Michelle Browder is expanding upon her work around the “Mothers of Gynecology,” with the opening of a museum and clinic built in ...