God is sooo GREAT, AMAZING, SUPERIOR. All that and a bag of chips. Plus the drink to help you quench that thirst of yours after the fact. Plus that pillow you lay your head on after snacking. 🗣 https://t.co/VUwfAC79z5
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. praying for those trying to find an escape, praying for those who feel like it's impossible to leave, praying for those who have family members involved in a DV situation.
Your voice matters. YOU matter. You have resources.
Her name was Anarcha Westcott. You won’t find her in history books, but her suffering shaped modern medicine. Anarcha was just 17 years old; she was enslaved and had just given birth.
The birth left her body torn and wounded. She was in agony, bleeding, and in desperate need of care. Instead of receiving care, Anarcha was taken to a doctor, not to help her but to use her. His name was Dr. J. Marion Sims.
Today, some call him the father of modern gynecology. He didn’t see Anarcha as a girl or as a human being. He saw her as an experiment. He performed over 30 surgeries on her without anesthesia, without her consent, and without mercy. She screamed through every cut. Her body was opened again and again. Her pain was ignored because she was a slave.
Her body became the foundation for tools, techniques, and procedures used in gynecology to this day. He became famous. Hospitals were named after him. Statues were built in his honor. But Anarcha? She was forgotten. No recognition. No statue. Not even justice. Her name deserves to be known. Her voice deserves to be heard. This is her story, and we’re finally telling it.
To all my girls chasing a new chapter, be gentle with yourself. What's meant for you will always find you, so trust the process and give yourself grace 💕