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Why a speculum? 
An object that seems quite ordinary today… Its inventor? 
The American surgeon J. Marion Sims. But do you know Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsy?
An object that seems quite ordinary today… Its inventor? The American surgeon J. Marion Sims. But do you know Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsy?Now recognized as the true mothers of modern gynecology 
, these three women, enslaved in the 19th century, were used without their consent as experimental subjects 
by Dr. Sims. His experiments led to the development of instruments such as the speculum.
, these three women, enslaved in the 19th century, were used without their consent as experimental subjects by Dr. Sims. His experiments led to the development of instruments such as the speculum.Want to know more? 
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