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Josephine English (December 17, 1920 - December 18, 2011) was an American gynecologist who was the first black woman to open a private practice in New York. [1] She was also known for her work in real estate and health care, in addition to her philanthropy towards the arts.
The Mothers of Gynecology Movement sprang out of criticism of 19th century American gynecologist J. Marion Sims' experimental surgeries on enslaved Black women who were unable to consent to their surgeries. Their surgeries were often performed without anesthesia.
Journal of the National Medical Association. 85 (10): 777– 796. PMC 2568213. PMID 8254696. Hine, Darlene Clark (1997). Black Women in America: Science Health and Medicine. New York: Facts on File, Inc. ISBN 0816034249. Smith, Jessie Carney (2003). Black Firsts : 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events (2nd, revised and expanded ...
Dr. J’Leise Sosa, an OB-GYN based in Buffalo, New York, said the results from the study are “not surprising at all.” Many of the Black women under her care have expressed feelings of relief ...
He founded the first women's hospital in the country, first in his backyard in Montgomery, limited to Black enslaved women, then the Woman's Hospital of New York. He was elected president of the American Medical Association , and was the first American physician of whom a statue was erected.
Dr. Kameelah Phillips, an OB-GYN, addresses the racist roots of gynecology and the tool named after J. Marion Sims. I’m a Black OB-GYN. Why addressing the history of racism in medicine is crucial
The Women's Medical Association of New York City grew out of the alumnae association of the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children It was established by Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell in 1854 as the first hospital in the United States to be staffed completely by women. In educating female physicians, the Women's ...
Helen Octavia Dickens (February 21, 1909 – December 2, 2001) was an American physician, medical and social activist, health equity advocate, researcher, health administrator, and health educator. She was the first African-American woman to be admitted to the American College of Surgeons in 1950, and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology. [1]