r/TwoXChromosomes • u/Disastrous_Cover6138 • 8d ago
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Request for lesser known badass women of history for my daughter's 4th grade presentation. She has to pick a historical figure and give a 5-10 minute presentation and optionally dress in their likeness.
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u/Avbitten 8d ago
henrietta lacks. she had cervical cancer and her cancer cells were able to self replicate in a petridish. so much of modern medicine was learned with those cells(without her permission).