In 1916, Alice Augusta Ball, a brilliant African American chemist, changed the course of medical history when she developed the first effective treatment for leprosy using chaulmoogra oil. At just 23 years old, she gave hope to thousands who had been sentenced to death or forced into isolation.But her discovery was stolen, her credit erased, and for decades her genius went unrecognized.Today, we say her name with pride: Alice Ball. She is proof that Black brilliance has always been here. And it
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How the Woman Who Found a Leprosy Treatment Was Almost Lost to History
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Alice Ball: The Black Chemist Who Cured Leprosy- Then Had Her Work Stolen Discover Alice Ball's groundbreaking leprosy cure and her journey from obscurity to recognition. Her story is a testament to resilience and innovation. #AliceBall #WomenInScience #History #Chemistry #BlackHistory #AliceBall #HiddenHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #STEMinspiration #BlackGirlMagic #BlackWomenInSTEM #HistoryUncovered #HerLegacyLives #InspiringWomen #BlackHistory #AliceBall #HiddenFigures #BlackExcellence #WomensHi
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In 1915, Alice Augusta Ball, a 23-year-old Black chemist, developed the first effective injectable treatment for leprosy—saving thousands of lives. But after her sudden death in 1916, a white colleague took credit, publishing her research under his own name. For decades, patients were cured while Alice Ball’s name vanished from history. Her breakthrough didn’t disappear—it was stolen. This wasn’t oversight. It was deliberate erasure. “History they don’t teach in school” “Forgotten history nobody
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Meet Alice Ball, a Seattleite and University of Washington alum who invented the early 20th century’s most effective leprosy treatment, and became the University of Hawaii’s first African American chemistry professor at age 23. 🧪 University of Hawai‘i News Seattle Parks and Recreation #BlackHistoryMonth | Seattle Channel
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