Michelle Browder

Michelle Browder (born 1971) is an American artist and activist known for her sculptures in Montgomery, Alabama, and historical tours of the area.

[15][16][17] Browder announced in 2020[18] that she was creating a monument to the mothers of gynecology, enslaved women including Anarcha Westcott, who were operated on by J. Marion Sims in the 1840s.

[6][19] She then, in March 2021, held an event in Los Angeles where she asked the public to bring discarded metal objects so they could be melted down to be formed into the monument.

"[22] In 2020, Browder designed a mural for Black Lives Matter that was painted near the site of Montgomery's former slave market and was featured on The TODAY show.

[28] In May 2023, Browder announced that she has acquired the 33 South Perry street and it will be transformed into the Mothers of Gynecology Health and Wellness Museum and Clinic, providing resources to uninsured women, medical practitioners, midwives and doulas.