Women Who Dare Book Group

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. Interested readers will meet in the Chairman's Office at 6 pm on Tuesday, February 14. Call 816.701.3683 or email kaitestover@kclibrary.org for further details.