💭Anarcha was one of many enslaved women subjected to brutal medical experiments in the 19th century.* Without anesthesia or consent, she endured over 30 surgeries by Dr. J. Marion Sims—now called “the father of modern gynecology.” Her pain helped shape medical science, but her name and story were left out of the history books. This is a reminder that medical progress should never come at the cost of human dignity and consent. Anarcha’s story deserves to be remembered—not erased. . . . . . . . .