HwtS 196: Henrietta Lacks

Chrissie tells you the story of Henrietta Lacks, the source of one of the most important cell lines in medical history. <br /><br />Read the essay here: <a href="https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts196 </a> <br /><br />Find us on Twitter:<br />The Network: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bqnpodcasts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@BQNPodcasts</a> T<br />he Show: <a href="https://twitter.com/HistorySzilagyi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@HistorySzilagyi</a>.<br />Chrissie: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheGoddessLivia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@TheGoddessLivia</a>. <br />Jason: <a href="https://twitter.com/jasondarkelf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@JasonDarkElf</a>.<br /><br />Send topic suggestions via Twitter or on our Facebook page History with the Szilagyis. <br /><br />History with the Szilagyis is supported by our patrons: Susan Capuzzi-De Clerck Ed Chinevere Laura Dull Kris Hill Join these wonderful supporters by visiting patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis.<br /><br />Suggested Reading: Rebecca Skloot, <i>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.</i><br /><br />The BQN Podcast Collective is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! <br />Jason Anderson<br />Vera Bible<br />Susan Capuzzi-De Clerck<br />Tim Cooper<br />Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi<br />Lars Di Scenza<br />Thad Hait<br />Matt Harker<br />Peter Hong<br />Jim McMahon<br />Joe Mignone<br />Greg Molumby<br />Mahendran Radhakrishnan<br />Tom Van Scotter<br />David Willett<br />Carl Wonders<br />Anonymous<br />David<br />You can join this illustrious list by becoming a patron here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/BQN" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.patreon.com/BQN </a>