Henrietta Lacks
1920–1951 (age 31)
Medical research subject
Biography
Henrietta Lacks, born in 1920 in Roanoke County, Virginia, faced the hardships of segregation yet cherished her family and worked tirelessly to care for her children and relatives.
After her death in 1951, cells taken without her knowledge were dubbed HeLa and transformed medical research, providing vital tools for vaccines and countless studies; her legacy of humanity and dignity is remembered in Clover, where she was laid to rest.