The film tells the story of a poor African America Baltimore mother of five, who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at age 31, and whose cancerous cells were used for medical research, which led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs.
The film tells the story of a poor African America Baltimore mother of five, who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at age 31, and whose cancerous cells were used for medical research, which led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs.