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“…another surgeon had seized the opportunity…”
“…a hidden coven of antagonists.”
“…Fanny White.”
“…the same institution that had heralded his return…”
“…an eminence heretofore unattained.”
“…the night of November 11, 1869…”
“…‘Charges Against a Fellow.’”
“…strict secrecy and delicacy.”
“…the work of a trusted colleague…”
“…provided support to media attention…”
“…the character of the profession.”
“…a lie, as well.”
“…another surgeon had seized the opportunity…”
Classic Sims duplicity. He appears to be merely calming the nerves of the public, but in the process manages to suggest that Simpson, a professional rival, had botched an easy surgery.
“Miss Charlotte Cushman’s Health—Letter from Dr. Sims,” J. Marion Sims, New York Times, October 3, 1869.
“…a hidden coven of antagonists.”
See “…Sims had acquired unseen enemies…,” above.
“…Fanny White.”
The life and death of Fanny White, being a complete and interesting history of the career of that notorious lady. (1860). New York: publisher not identified, p. 16.
“…the same institution that had heralded his return…”
See “…not even just imputations of poor taste…,” above.
“…an eminence heretofore unattained.”
Harris, S. (1950). Woman's surgeon: The life story of J. Marion Sims. New York: Macmillan, p. 275.
“…the night of November 11, 1869…”
Documents relating to J. Marion’s Sims’s ethics trial are held in the Archives and Manuscript department of the New York Academy of Medicine in New York, New York.
“…‘Charges Against a Fellow.’”
There is no documentation of the social aspect of the gathering—given the circumstances, however, it is highly likely that the moment would have exhibited an awkward informality.
Documents relating to J. Marion’s Sims’s ethics trial are held in the Archives and Manuscript department of the New York Academy of Medicine in New York, New York.
“…strict secrecy and delicacy.”
Documents relating to J. Marion’s Sims’s ethics trial are held in the Archives and Manuscript department of the New York Academy of Medicine in New York, New York.
“…the work of a trusted colleague…”
Documents relating to J. Marion’s Sims’s ethics trial are held in the Archives and Manuscript department of the New York Academy of Medicine in New York, New York.
“…provided support to media attention…”
Documents relating to J. Marion’s Sims’s ethics trial are held in the Archives and Manuscript department of the New York Academy of Medicine in New York, New York.
“…the character of the profession.”
Documents relating to J. Marion’s Sims’s ethics trial are held in the Archives and Manuscript department of the New York Academy of Medicine in New York, New York.
“…a lie, as well.”
See “…only option for life…,” above.