{"product_id":"say-anarcha-9781250868466","title":"Say Anarcha","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling reckoning with the birth \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof women's health that illuminates \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe sacrifices of a young woman \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewho changed the world only \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eto be forgotten by ituntil now\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than a century, Dr. J. Marion Sims was hailed as the father of modern gynecology. He founded a hospital in New York City and had a profitable career treating gentry and royalty in Europe, becoming one of the world's first celebrity surgeons. Statues were built in his honor, but he wasn't the hero he had made himself appear to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSims's greatest medical claim was the result of several years of experimental surgerieswithout anesthesiaon a young enslaved woman known as Anarcha; his so-called cure for obstetric fistula forever altered the path of women's health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne medical text after another hailed Anarcha as the embodiment of the pivotal role that Sims played in the history of surgery. Decades later, a groundswell of women objecting to Sims's legacy celebrated\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529003802967,"sku":"9781250868466","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250868466.jpg?v=1731873912","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/say-anarcha-9781250868466","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}