The Woman Operated on Without Anesthesia 😢 #history #art

Added: 2026-05-19

This video reveals how J. Marion Sims, later called the father of modern gynecology, conducted painful surgical experiments on enslaved Black women, including Anarcha Westcott, without anesthesia based on the false belief that Black women felt less pain. This dark chapter in medical history demonstrates how racist pseudoscience was used to justify unethical medical practices and the exploitation of vulnerable populations.