Ruchika Malhotra

2 months ago | thepersistent.com | Ruchika Malhotra |Emma Haslett |Anne Quito

History Lessons — 8 min read 💛The Persistent is available as a newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. On Jan. 29, 1951, a young woman named Henrietta Lacks visited The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, complaining of painful vaginal bleeding. She was examined by a gynecologist named Dr. Howard Jones and the diagnosis was devastating: Lacks had a large, malignant tumor on her cervix. It was cancer.

Jan 24, 2025 | thepersistent.com | Haley Swenson |Francesca Donner |Ruchika Malhotra

💛The Persistent is available as a newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. This week, the CNN journalist Christina Macfarlane asked the World Cup rugby star Ilona Maher how she overcomes her imposter syndrome. If you don’t know Maher, you should. She’s not only a brilliant athlete who helped Team USA win its first Rugby medal in 100 years at last year’s Summer Olympics, she’s also an outspoken feminist who constantly challenges gender and body norms on social media.