Behind the Sheet
Author | : Charly Evon Simpson |
Publisher | : Dramatists Play Service, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 2019-11-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780822240549 |
ISBN-13 | : 0822240548 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Download or read book Behind the Sheet written by Charly Evon Simpson and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1840s Alabama, Dr. George Barry is on the verge of a miraculous cure: treatment for fistulas, a common but painful complication of childbirth. To achieve his medical breakthrough, Dr. Barry performs experimental surgeries on a group of enslaved women afflicted with the condition. Based on the true story of Dr. J. Marion Sims, the “father of modern gynecology,” BEHIND THE SHEET remembers the forgotten women who made his achievement possible, and the pain they endured in the process.