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An example of this is Sarah Baartman, a Hottentot woman who was paraded around in circuses, measured and then dissected after the end of her life. A cast of her body, her skeleton, brain, and wax mold of her genitalia were once on display in a museum.

After enslavement, black women were still exploited as their bodies were taken advantage of for medical gain. Henrietta Lacks was a black woman who had samples unknowingly taken of her cancerous cells. This tissue was then given to  They gave some of that tissue to researcher George Gey without Lacks’ knowledge. It was found Lacks's cells have a remarkable capability to survive and reproduce. The results and the tissue were shared with other scientists, and became an important part of biological research. For instance, they were essential in the development of the polio vaccine. For years after her death, scientists continued to use her cells, released her name, and released medical records to the media without her family's consent.