Deirdre Cooper Owens
Historian of medicine and author of Medical Bondage, providing expertise on the origins of American gynecology and the exploitation of enslaved women in medical history.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 1h 21min
The Mothers of Gynecology: The centuries that led to today’s Black maternal mortality crisis
Monique Rainford, obstetrician and maternal health justice advocate. Deidre Cooper Owens, historian of medicine who uncovers gynecology’s roots in slavery. Alexis Pedrick, science-history storyteller and producer. They trace racist myths about Black bodies, historic medical exploitation, modern pain bias and maternal disparities, and consider midwifery, doulas, and policy as responses.
