Henrietta Lacks

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Family members of Henrietta Lacks at the unveiling of a statue of her in Bristol UK

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Georgia:

The legacy of Henrietta Lacks

Episode sources:

1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot

2. “Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement over the use of her 'stolen' cells” by Joe Hernandez (NPR, August 1, 2023)

3. “Eternal Life” by Lisa Margonelli (The New York Times, February 5, 2010)

4. “Who Owes the Henrietta Lacks Family” (The Ringer, April 24, 2017)

5. “Who was Henrietta Lacks? Here’s how HeLa cells became essential to medical research“ by Ivan Martinez (The Conversation, May 31, 2022)

6. “An Obsession with Culture” by Rebecca Skloot (Pitt Magazine, March 2001)

7. “David ‘Sonny’ Lacks discusses impact and legacy of Henrietta Lacks’ life during Wallace State’s Common Read event” (Wallace State Community College Media Relations, October 1, 2012)

8. “Historic Mental Hospital Closes” (The Washington Times, June 28, 2004)

9. “The Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee Timeline” (CDC)

10. “Henrietta Lacks family divided over movie” by Andrea K. McDaniels (The Baltimore Sun, August 19, 2019)

Recommendation Corner

Books
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot