Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. Now, we're adding the stories of 15 remarkable women.http://nyti.ms/2DbwMpj
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Charlotte Brontë 1816 - 1855 Despite plenty of (male) discouragement from practicing her craft, Charlotte Brontë made sure her literary genius found its way into the world giving us “Jane Eyre" http://nyti.ms/2FmUJA1 pic.twitter.com/Z3GydTegKI
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Diane Arbus 1923-1971 “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” http://nyti.ms/2tt4XJM pic.twitter.com/s1x46hOwdJ
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“As a woman of color, I am pained when the powerful stories of incredible women and minorities are not brought to light,” writes our digital editor for obituaries
@NYTAmy, who conceived this series.http://nyti.ms/2DbHOv4Show this thread -
As we embarked on the Overlooked series, we wanted to be able to show how the gender breakdown had changed over time. That turned out to be a project unto itself.http://nyti.ms/2HBMZXv
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Have always felt really uncomfortable w the way the book about her medical history and life was written. It seemed like an invasion of privacy the writer wouldn’t have inflicted on a peer or contemporary.
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Misleading. Cells were taken as part of a procedure related to her cancer. Removed tissue was not considered a patient's property then. That being said, once the value of the cells was recognized, some sort of permission should have been sought and compensation given.
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One of the best biographies ever written.
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This was the most heart-wrenching book I ever read. Everyone has been making money from
@HenriettaLacks cells except the family. Hopefully they got something from the film so the grandkids of Ms. Lacks could have proper educations.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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On one hand you say her cells are prolific and insightful for postérité and on the other hand you say they caused millions in damage and that no one has done more for humanity...
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Thank you, I have heard about this amazing story, but you brought it to life. So Henrietta Lacks probably saved millions of lives, or will end up doing so. Shamefully mistreated thought, as well as her family treated shabbily.
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Totally amazing
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I have frequently sung He-La! to the tune of 'Hey Ya' by Outkast- all hail the Immortal Human!
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