The people making the suggestion are: “Iowa Black Doula Collective” ‘Our mission is to open access and provide quality education that centers Black bodies, families, and communities throughout Iowa. We promote holistic and evidence-based care to empower their reproductive health, fertility, birth, and postpartum journeys.’ So, from the perspective of a black-centered gynecological medical collective, the assertion that Anarcha Westcott is the mother of gynecology seems entirely valid.

‘Our mission is to open access and provide quality education that centers Black bodies, families, and communities throughout Iowa. We promote holistic and evidence-based care to empower their reproductive health, fertility, birth, and postpartum journeys.’

So, from the perspective of a black-centered gynecological medical collective, the assertion that Anarcha Westcott is the mother of gynecology seems entirely valid.