Women's Studies 2244 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Duct Tape, George Otto Gey

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2244
• Professor: Jessica Polzer

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The immortal life of henrietta lacks: part 1. Henrietta was experiencing pain for a long time within her internal uterine area. At first, it was thought to be because of the pregnancy. Then it was thought to be from syphilis it was neither of these things, she was referred to john hopkins for further testing after she felt a hard lump on her cervix. The public ward at hopkins was mainly filled with black patients who couldn"t pay. Henrietta was driven to hopkins because it was the only hospital for miles their bills that treated poc. Hopkins segregated black patients in colored-wards, and had colored-only fountains. When henrietta went to the colored-only exam room; it was essentially a room were the walls were made of glass, allowing people to see inside. The doctor went through all of her past medical records before examining her.