This episode of Ballot and Beyond, contributed by the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, was written by Dr. Adele Newson-Horst, Professor of English at Morgan State University. The reader is Dr. Newson-Horst. Henrietta Lacks was a resident of Turner Station, Maryland, in Baltimore County. She is best recognized for her immortal HeLa cell line (named for … Continue reading Henrietta Lacks | The Immortal