Early Life
WHO were her siblings(first names)
Gladys,John,Lawrence,Henry, and Charles Pleasant.
How much children did they have?
She had 5 children.
Did she give the scientists consent for her cells?
No.
In 1951 what did Henrietta feel in her womb?
A ”knot”
What makes her cells so unique?
They’re the first immortal cell line
When was Henrietta Lacks born?
August/August 1st/August 1st 1920/August 1920
When did she get married?
April/April 10th/1941/April 10th 1941
What did she do to help society?
Her cells became the first immortal human cell line to reproduce infinitely in a lab.
What did the feeling in her womb mean?
She was pregnant
What did people make in honor of her?
A book and/or movie
WHERE was Lacks born?
Roanoke/Virginia/Roanoke, Virginia
Who did she get married to?
David Lacks(her first cousin & father of her children).
What was her nickname?
Hennie
After giving birth what did Lacks have?
A severe hemorrhage
What did workers at the Johns Hopkins Hospital do?
They would take black people off the streets late at night and experiment on them, without their consent
Who were her parents?
John Randall Pleasant/John
Eliza Lacks Pleasant/Eliza
Where did they move after they got married?
Maryland
What does hemorrhage mean?
A large loss of blood
What was she misdiagnosed with?
Malignant epidermoid carcinoma
How many lives has she save?
10+ million
How many siblings did she have?
Six(6) siblings
Before they moved what did Henrietta do?
She was a tobacco farmer.
In what year were Lacks’s cells used for the polio epidemic?
1952
What disease did she face?
Cervical-cancer
Did her family ever get paid for anything anyone has done “In her honor”?
NO