Henrietta Lacks, "The Mother of Modern Medicine" Traveling Exhibit

Name: Henrietta Lacks, "The Mother of Modern Medicine" Traveling Exhibit
Start: 2025-11-12T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-12T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 7 Van Buren St W, Battle Creek, MI, United States, Michigan 49017

Schedule

Wed Nov 12 2025 at 11:00 am to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

7 Van Buren St W, Battle Creek, MI, United States, Michigan 49017 | Battle Creek, MI

A traveling exhibit about Henrietta Lacks, often referred to as “the mother of modern medicine” will grace Willard Library on Nov. 12. Lacks was a Black woman whose cancer cells, taken without her consent, became the first immortal human cell line, contributing to numerous medical breakthroughs. Jermaine Jackson, Lacks’ great-nephew and a Kalamazoo resident, will give a lecture followed by a question and answer session at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Downtown Programming Room