How Enslaved Women Helped Give Birth to Modern-Day Gynecology - A new play examines the complicated legacy of Dr. J. Marion Sims
A new play examines the complicated legacy of Dr. J. Marion Sims---Naomi Lorrain always hears groans from the audience when her character, Philomena, undergoes a gynecological examination in Behind the Sheet, new drama at Ensemble Studio Theatre. "I can hear them exhale and go 'ugh' -- especially a lot of the women," she says. "They cross their legs and have a visceral response. They know the pain that can come with …