The New Face of Space Medicine
A failed attempt at sparking a slave rebellion, John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia showed that violence had become inevitable when it came to resolving the issue of slavery in America. Though rarely remembered, a group of 'grave robbing' medical students ensured medical education played its part in one of the most controversial moments in United States history.
It is difficult to think of an American whose racist worldview, unethical practices, and genuine contribution to medical understanding creates a bigger paradox to medicine than that of J. Marion Sims, the 'father of modern gynecology.'
