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Dr James Marion Sims

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Dr James Marion Sims

Birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Death
13 Nov 1883 (aged 70)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 24546, Section 182
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J. Marion Sims was a surgical pioneer, considered the father of American Gynecology. However, he is also considered a highly controversial figure, and medical ethicists condemn many of his practices. A 2023 book by J. C. Hallman describes the surgical experiments he performed on enslaved black women, discussed here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/books/review/say-anarcha-jc-hallman.html.

He was the son of Captain John "Jack" Sims (died 1867) and Mahala Mackey (1792-1832).

He was the grandson of Sherod S. Sims and Elizabeth Weaver.

There is a statue dedicated to Dr. Marion Sims on the lawn of the State Capital Building in Montgomery, AL, where he lived for many years. A statue dedicated to him in New York, where he founded a women's hospital, was removed in 2018.

Marion and Theresa had at least 9 children (in order): James M, Jr; Eliza Theresa; Mary Virginia; Merry Christmas; Granville Sharpe; Carrie Marion; Harry Marion; William Clay; and Florence Nightingale.
J. Marion Sims was a surgical pioneer, considered the father of American Gynecology. However, he is also considered a highly controversial figure, and medical ethicists condemn many of his practices. A 2023 book by J. C. Hallman describes the surgical experiments he performed on enslaved black women, discussed here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/books/review/say-anarcha-jc-hallman.html.

He was the son of Captain John "Jack" Sims (died 1867) and Mahala Mackey (1792-1832).

He was the grandson of Sherod S. Sims and Elizabeth Weaver.

There is a statue dedicated to Dr. Marion Sims on the lawn of the State Capital Building in Montgomery, AL, where he lived for many years. A statue dedicated to him in New York, where he founded a women's hospital, was removed in 2018.

Marion and Theresa had at least 9 children (in order): James M, Jr; Eliza Theresa; Mary Virginia; Merry Christmas; Granville Sharpe; Carrie Marion; Harry Marion; William Clay; and Florence Nightingale.

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