SIMS, JAMES MARION

1813–83, American gynecologist, b. Lancaster co., S.C., M.D. Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1835. He practiced in Mt. Meigs, Ala. A surgeon of international repute, he introduced new operations and instruments (including a vaginal speculum) and wrote the important Clinical Notes on Uterine Surgery (1866). In 1855 he founded Woman's Hospital in New York City.

See his autobiography (1884).

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The Little Man's Big Friend: James E. Folsom in Alabama Politics, 1946-1958
Book by George E. Sims; University of Alabama, 1985
Subjects: Alabama--Politics And Government--1865-1950, Alabama--Politics And Government--1951-, Folsom, James Elisha, Governors--Alabama--Biography
...of Americas mass culture. By birth, James E. Folsom acquired an intimate introduction...Alabama politics. His father, Joshua Marion Folsom, belonged to Coffee Countys ruling...earn a degree at Judson College in Marion. After teaching high school in Houston...
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Theatre and Friendship: Some Henry James Letters
Book by Henry James, Elizabeth Robins; G.P. Putnams Sons, 1932
Subjects: Fiction, James, Henry--1843-1916--Correspondence
...Miss Leas Henry James Marion Lea and I had gone...arms of Buchanan, Sims Co. However...Ever yours Henry James Marion Lea had left Broadstairs...laid before Mr. James, are perhaps best conveyed by Marion Lea in one of her...
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Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James
Book by Peter J. Levinson; Oxford US, 1999
Subjects: James, Harry--1916-, Jazz Musicians--United States--Biography, Trumpet Players--United States--Biography
...Livingston, Jack Magee, Dick Maher, James T. Maher, Gilda Maiken, Johnny Mandel, John Mann, Marty Marion, Tony Martin, Jimmy Maxwell, Billy...Showalter, Don Sickler, George T. Simon, Ray Sims, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Enos Slaughter...
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Sly and Able: A Political Biography of James F. Byrnes
Book by David Robertson; W. W. Norton, 1994
Subjects: Byrnes, James F--(James Francis)--1882-1972, Cabinet Officers--United States--Biography, Governors--South Carolina--Biography, Legislators--United States--Biography, United States--Congress--Senate--Biography
...AND ABLE A Political Biography of James F. Byrnes by DAVID ROBERTSON...Sly and able : a political biography of James F. Byrnes / by David Robertson. p. cm...bibliographical references and index. 1. Bymes, James Francis, 1879-1972. 2. Legislators United...
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James A. Garfield: A Bibliography
Book by Robert O. Rupp; Greenwood Press, 1997
Subjects: Garfield, James A--(James Abram)--1831-1881--Bibliography
...353. Green, Francis Marion. A Royal Life; Or, the Eventful History of James A. Garfield, Twentieth President...414. Green, Francis Marion. Hiram College and Western...415. Harper, Martha M. "James Abram Garfield, Educator...
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The Rise of Urban Archipelagoes in the American West: A New Reservation Policy?
Journal article by James R. Rasband; Environmental Law, Vol. 31, 2001
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources--Social aspects, Land use--Citizen participation, Native Americans--Land tenure, Political participation--Social aspects, Public lands--Management
The rise of urban archipelagoes in the American west: a new reservation policy? by James R. Rasband I. VENIMUS, VIDIMUS, VICIMUS(1) In the nineteenth century, Americans looked out upon the vast West and its abundant...
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From Ritual to Science: The Medical Transformation of Circumcision in America
Journal article by David L. Gollaher; Journal of Social History, Vol. 28, 1994
Subjects: Circumcision--Social aspects, Sex customs--Research, Social history--Research
...by a colleague, the eminent New York gynecologist James Marion Sims, to consult on a perplexing case. "Please let me know...in the early 1870s American gynecologists, led by James Marion Sims, invented scores of new genital surgeries intended...
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The Diary of Joseph Lyons, 1833-1835
Journal article by Marie Ferrara, Harlan Greene, Dale Rosengarten, Susan Wyssen; American Jewish History, Vol. 91, 2003
Subjects: American Jews--History, American Jews--Records and correspondence, Diaries--Criticism and interpretation, Jews, American--History, Jews, American--Records and correspondence, Lyons, Joseph--Records and correspondence
...Euphradian Society (30) and made friends with James P. Cole, who came from the Abbeville district...had few warm ones among the students," Sims wrote of Cole. Though Joseph was evidently...Cooper. "Short for cooter," explained J. Marion Sims, Coot is "a name generally applied...
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Evaluating TQM: The Case for a Theory Driven Approach
Journal article by Laura A. Wilson, Robert F. Durant; Public Administration Review, Vol. 54, 1994
Subjects: Total quality management--Analysis
...Bass Publishers, pp. 63-95. Sims, Arden et al., 1992. "Debate...70, pp. 126-147. Steeples, Marion, 1992. The Corporate Guide to...Journal, vol. 32, pp. 7-9. Swiss, James, 1992. "Adapting Total Quality...vol. 5, pp. 38-44. Wilson, James Q., 1989. Bureaucracy. New York...
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Polarized Voting and the Political Process: The Transformation of Voting Rights Jurisprudence
Journal article by Samuel Issacharoff; Michigan Law Review, Vol. 90, 1992
Subjects: Law, Law Reviews--Michigan
...opportunity than did other Marion County residents to participate...Thus, in Reynolds v. Sims , 377 U.S. 533 ( 1964...at 766-69. 53 James Blacksher Larry...drawn from commentators James U. Blacksher Larry...Menefee, "From Reynolds v. Sims to City of Mobile v. Bolden...
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New Life Members
Magazine article; Sierra, Vol. 86, May 2001
Subjects: Environmental associations--Membership, Environmentalists--Associations and societies, Sierra Club--Membership
...Marion John Melish...James J. Nyberg...OConnell Michael Sims...Deborah W. Sims, MD...James Silva Small...Kendric Marion Smith...
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September 08
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 25, September 2008
Subjects: Drama--Calendars, Plays--Calendars
...Motti Lerner, Dano Madden, James McLindon, Allison Moore, Lina...Summer, Leslie Lee; music: Bill Sims Jr.; dir: Ruben Santiago-Hudson...Othello, Shakespeare; music: Paul James Prendergast; dir: Lisa Peterson...The Making of a King, adapt: James DeVita from Shakespeare; dir...
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February on Stage
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 19, February 2002
Subjects: Theater--Information services
...Sarah Schulman; dir: Marion McClinton. Thru Feb 4...10. The Amen Corner, James Baldwin; dir: Chuck Patterson...Santiago-Hudson; music: Bill Sims Jr.; dir: Loretta Greco...Venice, Shakespeare; dir: James J. Christy. Feb 20-Apr...Glover; music: Keb Mo; dir: Marion McClinton. Feb 15-Mar...
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John Muir Society: The Sierra Club and the Sierra Club Foundation Wish to Thank the Following Individuals for Their Support in 2001
Magazine article; Sierra, Vol. 87, May-June 2002
...Marion Rocco Siciliano...Susan James Siler...Katherine Nathaniel Sims...
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Welcome! New Members
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 51, December 2001
Subjects: Associations, institutions, etc.--Membership, Associations--Membership, Music
...James S. Sclater, Clinton...Cory Sims, Carrboro...Marion Decell, Plano...James A. Faith, Granbury...
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Poll Stations All Set for an eXtra Busy Election Day; 62 Shire Hall Seats Up for Grabs
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), April 23, 2005
...Bulkington Division John Francis Sims Ross - Conservative Jeffrey...Labour Nuneaton Abbey Peter James Gilbert - Conservative Robert...Richard Tooth* - Labour James Marion Hannan - Liberal Democrat...Nuneaton St Nicolas John James Burton* Conservative Gerald...
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The State Where Prejudice Lives on; RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 26, 2008
...communitys monument to freedom. Nearby are statues of the states leaders, from secessionist General Wade Hampton to doctor James Marion Sims who experimented on enslaved black women without anaesthesia. There is also a statue of Ben Tillman, a senator in...
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The State Where Prejudice Lives on; RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 26, 2008
...communitys monument to freedom. Nearby are statues of the states leaders, from secessionist General Wade Hampton to doctor James Marion Sims who experimented on enslaved black women without anaesthesia. There is also a statue of Ben Tillman, a senator in...
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Scoreboard
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), February 18, 2007
...Goldsberry, West Albany, 8-4. 152 - James Taylor, St. Helens, d Shawn...Philomath, d Grant Koutny, North Marion, 10-7. 171 - Noah Berman, Phoenix...Anthony Tilman, La Pine, p Luke Sims, Siuslaw, 1:10. 285 - Jerad...Hill 81, Ontario 70 1/2 , North Marion 69 1/2 , Molalla 63, Astoria...
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Obituaries
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 2, 2000
Subjects: Chicago, Illinois
...Stickney; brothers, Danny (Marion) Villano, Jr. of Door...Survivors include her husband, James R. LaFrenere; children...most recently bowling at Sims Bowl in Des Plaines...Glen Ellyn; daughter, Marion Albert of Batavia; grandsons...Carpentersville, Vicky (James) Harrington of Algonquin...
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Sims, James Marion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SIMS, JAMES MARION 1813 83, American gynecologist, b. Lancaster co., S.C., M.D. Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1835. He practiced in...


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