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Everyone remembers the cells. Almost no one remembered her.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is the story of a scientific miracle — the first human cells to survive and replicate outside the body — and the Black woman they were taken from in 1951, at Johns Hopkins, without her knowledge or consent. Her cells helped build modern medicine and generated billions. Her family grew up in poverty and weren't compensated for over seventy years. This is a book that leaves a room angry. This kit gives that anger somewhere to go.
It's built for the group that wants to argue honestly — about consent, race, medicine, money, and who gets remembered and how. Not a worksheet. A structured, uncomfortable, genuinely good conversation.
Inside the kit:
About This Book and What This Book Is Really About — the argument running underneath the science
Three tiers of discussion questions, from warm-up to the ones you save for when the conversation gets good
Character on Trial — Henrietta, Deborah, and Rebecca Skloot, prosecution and defense, no neutral positions allowed
Four activities, including the Cost Ledger and a Verdict Vote on the 2023 Thermo Fisher settlement
Six quote prompts for six different kinds of readers
A host-only Spoiler Corner for when the room needs a jolt
A full For the Host section — facilitation notes, a timing flow, and guidance for two very different kinds of rooms
Plus an interactive Living Companion (scan the QR code inside) to run live during your meeting
Instant download PDF. Personal and single-group use.
Institutional and educational licensing available; just reach out through the shop.
Everyone remembers the cells. Almost no one remembered her.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is the story of a scientific miracle — the first human cells to survive and replicate outside the body — and the Black woman they were taken from in 1951, at Johns Hopkins, without her knowledge or consent. Her cells helped build modern medicine and generated billions. Her family grew up in poverty and weren't compensated for over seventy years. This is a book that leaves a room angry. This kit gives that anger somewhere to go.
It's built for the group that wants to argue honestly — about consent, race, medicine, money, and who gets remembered and how. Not a worksheet. A structured, uncomfortable, genuinely good conversation.
Inside the kit:
About This Book and What This Book Is Really About — the argument running underneath the science
Three tiers of discussion questions, from warm-up to the ones you save for when the conversation gets good
Character on Trial — Henrietta, Deborah, and Rebecca Skloot, prosecution and defense, no neutral positions allowed
Four activities, including the Cost Ledger and a Verdict Vote on the 2023 Thermo Fisher settlement
Six quote prompts for six different kinds of readers
A host-only Spoiler Corner for when the room needs a jolt
A full For the Host section — facilitation notes, a timing flow, and guidance for two very different kinds of rooms
Plus an interactive Living Companion (scan the QR code inside) to run live during your meeting
Instant download PDF. Personal and single-group use.
Institutional and educational licensing available; just reach out through the shop.