SMNTY Classics: The Mothers of Gynecology

Evie O’Connel of the Mummy franchise is proud of who she is. We dig up her history and examine her legacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

As we approach the end of the year, Anney and Samantha share some women-led games they are exited about and ask for recommendations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

By 1848, Dr. J. Marion Sims had gone from just experimenting on enslaved women, to becoming an enslaver himself. His quest for fame while finding a cure for vesico-vaginal fistulas meant performing inhumane surgeries on the women he held captive. Women whose plight would remain u ...  عرض المزيد

After a failed start to his medical career, Dr. J. Marion Sims settled in Alabama to continue his training. There he found success and started his own practice — specializing in the treatment of enslaved women and their children. But as Sims’ business grew, so did his ego. His de ...  عرض المزيد

How many women have decided not to have more children after a traumatic birth? The UK’s first inquiry into traumatic childbirth has found that too often poor care is normalised, with devastating effects on women’s mental and physical health. Nuala McGovern talks to one Woman ...

Becoming the first licensed woman physician in America was tough, convincing male surgeons to wash their hands between patients was even tougher. In this classic episode Josh and Chuck pay tribute to a genuine pioneer in medicine and society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac ...  عرض المزيد