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Best Of: Henrietta Lacks

This back to school season, we're bringing back some of our favorite Womanica episodes you might have missed. Today's Womanican is Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951). She unknowingly shaped modern medicine.  For the last seventy years, scientists have used cells taken from her body–without her knowledge or permission–to develop vaccines, conduct research, and more.

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  Women of Controversy: Marie C. Bolden

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  Women of Controversy: Linda Tripp

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  Women of Controversy: Julia Pastrana

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  Women of Controversy: Juana Barraza

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  Women of Controversy: Giulia Tofana

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  Women of Controversy: Freydris Eriksdotter

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  Women of Controversy: Ethel Rosenberg

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  Women of Controversy: Dorothy Dandridge

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  Women of Controversy: Catherine de’ Medici

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  Women of Controversy: Cass Elliot

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  Women of Controversy: Bettie Page

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  Women of Controversy: Beatrice Sparks

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  Women of Controversy: Madame Restell

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  Women of Controversy: Anaïs Nin

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  Scream Queens: Carmilla