Thursday / March 5, 2020 / 6:30 p.m.
Farinon College Center, Limburg Theater

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more. Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t afford health insurance.

Dr. Khadijah Mitchell will introduce the film and talk about HeLa, Black women and cancer, and how Henrietta Lacks changed the world.

Free for all! No ticket required.

Farinon College Center is on the quad, adjacent to Clinton Terrace.

Presented by the Office of Gender and Sexuality Programs as part of Women’s History Month.