Photo Credit
Carmen Green
Michelle Browder's latest creation, the 'Mothers of Gynecology' monument honors the sacrifice of Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey, the enslaved experimental subjects of the so-called “father of gynecology,” J. Marion Sims. It is a tool to teach and reimagine the true story by facing past injustices and celebrating the courage of overlooked heroes.
Honoring the Forgotten: My Day at the Mothers of Gynecology Park
When I first pulled up to the Mothers of Gynecology Park in Montgomery, there were a few cars around, but no people. The elder and young man in the parking lot were together in the final car besides mine. I was stopping over to see the park on a road trip and I was putting my shoes back on.
