A groundbreaking exploration of 19th-century gynecological experiments on enslaved women, revealing racial and medical injustices.
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A groundbreaking exploration of 19th-century gynecological experiments on enslaved women, revealing racial and medical injustices.
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The accomplishments of pioneering American doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It is also no secret that these nineteenth-century gynecologists performed experimental cesarean sections, ovariotomies, and obstetric fistula repairs primarily on poor and powerless women. "Medical Bondage" breaks new ground by exploring how and why physicians denied these women their full humanity yet valued them as "medical superbodies" highly suited for m...
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will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Brief mentions of reproductive procedures; no explicit sexual scenes. Implied sexual coercion in medical experiments on enslaved women without consent.
Violence & gore
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Graphic descriptions of medical experiments and surgeries on enslaved women.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No occult themes present.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Strong focus on racial injustice and systemic oppression in medical history.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive themes of slavery, medical abuse, and systemic suffering of enslaved women. Implied sexual coercion in medical experiments on enslaved women without consent.
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