Annie Oakley Have you ever been sharpshooting? Well Annie Oakley was the youngest sharpshooter and the best sharpshooter of her time. Annie Oakley isn’t her real name, Phoebe Ann Moses is her real name. She was born in Darke County, Ohio.
Henrietta Lacks was a poor black tobacco farmer,born in Roanoke, Virginia on August 1 ,1920.Henrietta’s mother died when Henrietta was very young, her dad did not wanted to take care of her and her siblings, so they were sent with different relatives. She grew up with her grandfather. Henrietta died at age of 31 years old of cervical cancer, on October 4, 1951. At the age of twenty-nine she felt a “knot” inside of her. In the year of 1950, she had a full-fledged tumor just three months after she had felt the knot.
Mary Reibey is most commonly known for her portrait on the 20 dollar note. She went to from rags to riches seeing an opportunity in Australia after being taken to Australia as a convict. She went from being a convict for 7 years to one of the most powerful business women in her time. Mary Reibey was born Molly Haydock on the 12th of May 1777 in Bury, Lancashire, England. When her parents died by 1779 she was sent to live with her grandmother.
Would people in 1951 feel any different if they knew black people could produce lifesaving cures with technology? Henrietta Lacks was a black woman that got cervical cancer and went to Hopkins hospital because it was the closest segregated hospital around. While Henrietta was as Hopkins, they were doing tests and during that process, Dr. Gey took Henrietta’s cells without her consent. Henrietta was diagnosed with Cervical cancer doctors took samples without her consent. She had five kids and died at Hopkins hospital on October 4, 1951 being only 31 years old.
Born in Roanoke, Virginia on August 1, 1920, Henrietta Lacks would one day unknowingly be the reason for one of the most important cell lines in medical research. Henrietta Lacks became the source of HeLa cells after her death on October 4, 1951 (aged 31), cells which were the first immortalized cell line in history; immortalized cells are cells that will reproduce indefinitely under specific conditions. While Henrietta’s cells were and continue to be used to treat many illnesses, there was never any consent given from Henrietta herself, or any of her family. To this day, no portion of the billions of dollars made from HeLa cells ever found it’s way to Henrietta’s family. The medical ethics in the 1950’s are very questionable in comparison
Aunt Henrietta Jackson daughter of Fielding W Jackson and Elvira Ellis was born in January of 1878. Henrietta was about 11 or 12 when her father passed away leaving her mother to raise 7 children the 6 boys and Henrietta. She was charged with assisting her mom with the children as well as household chores, also learning how to work in the fields. Education was paramount in the Ellis-Jackson home and like her mother she too began a career as a school teacher at Poplar Hill School.
Annie Jean Easley was born April 23, 1933 to Mary Melvina Hoover and Samuel Bird Easley, in Birmingham Alabama. She was raised, along with her older brother, by a single mom. Annie attended schools in Birmingham and graduated high school valedictorian of her class. Throughout high school Annie wanted to be a nurse because she thought that the only careers that were open to African American women at the time were nursing and teaching and she definitely did not want to teach so she settled on being a nurse but as she studied in high school she began thinking about becoming a pharmacist.
In this sad tragedy “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” Henrietta signed a consent form to give permission to the staff of the John Hopkins Hospital to perform surgical procedures under anesthesia and while she was passed out the doctors cut out a piece of her tumor without informing her. My opinion on all of this is that the she signed a form where it lets the doctors do any procedures that are necessary in helping Henrietta get better however the doctors did get a little carry away with picking at her brain and I could see why the family was upset, but they probably have a good reason why they didn’t. Most people would argue that Gey and Ta Linda was in the rights to explore Henrietta tumor and take a chunk of it for research
Have you ever heard of Henrietta Lacks, Phineas Gage, or Douglas Mawson? All of these people underwent major struggles for the sake of science, but one stands out more than the rest. Henrietta Lacks was a woman who died at age 31 due to cervical cancer; her cells helped form a multi-million dollar industry (“Immortal Cells, Enduring Issues”). Phineas Gage was a railroad worker who had once shoved a iron rod into a blasting hole, which caused the rod to shoot into his skull. Gage faced side effects from this that led scientists to uncover details on the frontal lobe of the brain, and brain disorders (“The Man with the Hole in his Brain”).
In 1965, a small time family with big time dreams are caught up in the biggest drug smuggling operation in United States history. The family includes Jeff and Annie Hobbitt, as well as their two children, Bobbi and Georgia Hobbitt. The Hobbitt’s smuggled drugs from Mexico on numerous occasions before Georgia was pulled over by Texas State Troopers in 1968 in which she began to believe that their big time operation was under fire; thus, her father, the chemist, began manufacturing crack cocaine. Jeff contributed to five other states for crack cocaine, his son and daughter collected the money, while transporting the merchandise back and forth from the surrounding states. Annie, the mother and wife, created a large barrier around their lab by purchasing razor wire fencing and planted numerous trees around the area for camouflage.
The Lizzie Borden case will forever be unsolved. It is a mysterious confusing case that will forever interest people. Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her Father and step mother with an axe. Even though she might have been found not guilty, there is a lot of evidence that proves she was was guilty for the murders. To begin with, she had a rough relationship with her parents.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Slacks taught the readers a few different life lessons. Many of which everyone may be able to relate to in their life right now. Rebecca Skloot’s did a wonderful job describing Henrietta's life to the readers. Henrietta Slack was a young black mother who discovered she had cancer in 1951. Her cells were taken without her knowledge to change the future of science and cancer.
Every individual believes they have gone through the worst of the worst. Everyone believes they have hit rock bottom with no life preserver to help revive them. Hope seems invisible and life becomes a task instead of a gift. The infamous serial killer Aileen Wournos has truly been to rock bottom and her life preserver consisted of the urge to pull others down with her. Aileen Carol Pittman was born in Rochester, Michigan on February 29, 1956.
On August 26, 1918 a legend was born, That legend was named Katherine Johnson. Now this African American women did not have an easy life. It all started on when she was ten years old, at that time she was not accepted into a called white sulphur springs because of her race. The school compromised with the young girls parents saying that they would test her and accept her based on her results. Katherine passed with flying colors, and that is how her story began School came easy to Katherine Johnson.
Often referred to as "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was one of the most popular female jazz singers in the United States. Throughout her career, Ella was awarded thirteen Grammys and sold over 40 million albums. With a voice that not only encompassed a large range, but a dynamic and powerful sound, Ella could sing almost anything from scatting to the popular tunes of her day. She performed in the top venues all around the world to packed houses, with audiences as diverse as the music she created. Ella came from a small town and impoverished family, but through her talent and determination, skyrocketed to fame creating a legacy that has withstood the sands of time.
