James Marion Sims: Ain't Nobody Got Time for Anesthesia!

Terrible People Doing Terrible Things

Jan 18 2021 • 46 mins

Join us as we discuss the Father of Gynecology: James Marion Sims! Part poorly trained physician who didn't believe in anesthesia, part racist misogynist who appears to have simply enjoyed torturing enslaved Black women during the 1800s, Sims is not somebody who deserves all the honor and admiration that history has afforded him. Learn about the barbaric practices he employed to "treat" women suffering from debilitating and painful conditions and why we might want to stop awarding Terrible People even if their Terrible deeds accomplished some breakthrough in science or medicine. Did I mention the bent pewter spoon yet? I didn't? Well, you'll just have to listen to find out more.

Be sure to subscribe/rate/review and why not go ahead and satisfy your curiosity and check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/terriblepeopledoingterriblethings. We appreciate the continued support!

All music (Creepy Comedy and Monsters in Hotel) is adapted from Rafael Krux original works (https://filmmusic.io/artists/rafael-krux) and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

You Might Like

Morbid
Morbid
Morbid Network | Wondery
Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC
NBC News
Crime Junkie
Crime Junkie
audiochuck
20/20
20/20
ABC News
48 Hours
48 Hours
CBS News
Something Was Wrong
Something Was Wrong
Broken Cycle Media | Wondery
RUN, FOOL!
RUN, FOOL!
Ballen Studios
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network
CounterClock
CounterClock
audiochuck
RedHanded
RedHanded
Wondery | RedHanded
Killer Psyche
Killer Psyche
Wondery | Treefort Media
Cold Case Files
Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories
Ballen Studios