Episode 269: Black Women's Health Matters: Shattering Myths and Fighting Medical Racism
In this eye-opening episode, Deirdre Cooper Owens, Ph.D, a leading historian of medicine, reveals the disturbing history of medical racism against Black women.
Date: September 20 2024
Name of podcast: Black Women's Health Matters: Shattering Myths and Fighting Medical Racism
Episode title and number: Episode 269
Illustrated by Simone Noronha
In this Episode…
We talk about the origins of American gynecology during the period of enslavement to the persistence of biased treatment today, Dr. Cooper Owens exposes the systemic issues that Black women face in healthcare. She provides crucial advice on self-advocacy, patient advocacy, and the power of story-sharing as tools to reclaim and protect our health.
This is a must-listen for anyone committed to understanding and fighting against medical racism!
Note: Hans Hyppolite introduces this episode from our vintage collection.
[Note: This episode is from the vintage collection.]
Read the full transcript here
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