Black Women’s History Week, Day 4: A Black woman whose contributions have made your life better
The week of February 25 to March 3 is Black Women’s History Week; it bridges Black History Month and Women’s History Month. For each day of the week, the team will discuss a different prompt. Today’s theme: a Black woman whose contributions have made your life better.
*ZZ* Makes Art: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner. She invented feminine hygiene products.
Tierra: Henrietta Lacks. Her cells were almost certainly used to develop the chemotherapy that saved my son’s life. Also, public cervix announcement (the worst pun ever): cervical cancer can be completely prevented with an HPV vaccine. Also, thanks to Mrs. Lacks’s cells.
Jasmine: I wish more people knew about Henrietta Lacks. I’m going to honor her today. Her HeLa cells are still being used today to research COVID-19.
An expat, a cannabis advocate, a stay-at-home mom, an artist, a nonprofit director and an environmental scientist walked into a blog.
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