When studying the health care provided at Alpha Hospital in New York City, anthropologist Khiara Bridges documented health-care professionals referring to black women as "primitive" and stating that black women were better able to withstand pain than white women. Where did these attitudes stem from?

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The attitudes towards black women in the medical field have been shaped by a long history of racism and stereotypes about the physical abilities and pain tolerance of black women, which have been perpetuated through an oral tradition of stories and folklore within the medical profession.

When Studying the Health Care Provided at Alpha Hospital in New