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Mona Hanna-Attisha

Biography

Mona Hanna-Attisha

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a physician, scientist and activist who has been called to testify twice before the United States Congress, awarded the Freedom of Expression Courage Award from PEN America, named to Time 100, and has attracted an army of allies across the country.

Mona Hanna-Attisha

Books by Mona Hanna-Attisha

What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
by Mona Hanna-Attisha - Memoir, Nonfiction, Science

In the heart of the world's wealthiest nation, 100,000 people were poisoned by the water supply for two years --- with the knowing complicity of their government. Written by the crusading pediatrician who helped turn the crisis into a transformative movement for change, WHAT THE EYES DON'T SEE is a devastating insider chronicle of the Flint water crisis, the signature environmental disaster of our time, and a riveting narrative of personal advocacy. Here is the dramatic story of how Dr. Mona used science to prove Flint kids were exposed to lead, and how she courageously went public with her research and faced a brutal backlash.