Important Characters
Who was George Gey's only African American student, who also assisted Skloot in her efforts to gain knowledge of Henrietta Lacks by putting her in touch with Deborah?
Ronald Patillo
Where did the Lacks Family move to in 1941?
Turner Station
What would be the intention behind creating a HeLa factory?
They wanted to make a factory of HeLa cells to stop polio.
When did Henrietta's mother die?
Eliza Pleasant died on October 28, 1924
Why did Ethel hate Henrietta's children?
Ethel was jealous of Henrietta and took it out on her children
Who was Henrietta's oldest and epileptic child?
Lucile (Elsie) Pleasant
What happened when Skloot first called Deborah?
She was very excited that someone wanted to learn about her mother, she was open to conversation?
What type of cancer did Henrietta have?
Epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix, Stage 1.
Why did Henrietta go to Clover?
Her mother died and her father didn't want to care for the children so he sent them to live with their grandfather in Clover, Virginia
Pt. 1 Who got treated the worst by Ethel?
Pt. 2 Who got treated the worst by Galen
Pt. 1 Zakariyya/Joe was treated the worst
Pt. 2 Deborah was sexually abused by Galen
Who pretended to be a lawyer who was going to sue Hopkins for the Lacks but was actually a con-artist?
Sir Lord Keenan Kester Cofield
When did Henrietta die?
October 4,1951
What was Henrietta's official cause of death?
Terminal Uremia, caused by blood poisoning since her tumors blocked her organs which made them unable to filter toxins.
Who did Henrietta have fun and dance at clubs with?
Her cousin Sadie
What was the name of the character who was so in love with Henrietta that he made several suicide attempts when she wouldn't leave Day?
Crazy Joe
Who were the people that created the Turner Station Heritage Committee and wanted to honor Henrietta?
Courtney Speed and Barbara Wyche
Why did the doctors want to collect blood samples from Henrietta's family?
They wanted to collect genetic markers of Henrietta's DNA to identify HeLa cells in contamination?
What code of medical ethics was violated when Dr.Southam was injecting people with the cancerous HeLa cells.
The Nuremberg Code
As children, what responsibilities did they have?
Taking care of the animals, tending to the garden, plant and tie up the tobacco.
Why did Joe/Zarkariyya go to prison?
He killed Ivy after Ivy harassed and threatened to kill him. Later he sought forgiveness and blamed it on alcohol
Who was the president of Johns Hopkins who Wyche wrote a letter to in order to honor Henrietta?
William Brody
What was the HeLa Cancer Control Symposium?
Founded by Ronald Patillo, to honor Henrietta's contributions to medicine
What are some examples of medical injustice toward Africans Americans?
The Tuskegee syphilis trials and the Mississippi Appendectomies
Pt. 1 What was the name of Henrietta's midwife?
Pt. What was the name of Day's midwife
Pt. 1 Fannie
Pt. 2 Munchie
Who were the two people that Deborah truly cared about when she was younger?
She saw Bobette as a mother figure and felt closer to Galen as a father than Day.