[Sims' nickel-plated rectal speculum] [realia] : 81.16.2 / designed by James Marion Sims.

Sims, J. Marion (James Marion), 1813-1883

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James Marion Sims (1813-1883) was a surgeon and gynecologist who conducted experimental surgical procedures on enslaved women during the 1840s in Alabama. He later played a role in founding the Woman's Hospital (now a division of St. Luke's Hospital) in New York, N.Y. From the guide to the J. Marion Sims Papers, 1835-1884, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) From the description of J. Marion Sims Letters. 1858-1859; 188...

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