#UniversityOfHawaii revoke commemorations 4 Dr #ArthurLDean, UH Prez who stole patent & prestige 4 development of #TreatmentForHansenDisease #Leprosy from #AliceAugustaBall.
#SurgeonGeneral asked 4 Ball’s help.
Ball made drug soluble, stable & injectable.
Ball died mysteriously & Dean claimed patent
Never forget the hidden figures. Alice Augusta Ball found the cure for leprosy at 23. She went on to develop the first effective treatment for Hansen’s disease (leprosy) – a breakthrough that saved patients around the world.
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Alice Augusta Ball photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Alice Augusta Ball (1892-1916) was a groundbreaking scientist whose contributions went largely unrecognized during her lifetime. The first woman and Black person to earn a master's degree in chemistry from the College of Hawaii, Ball worked with Hawai'i health officials to solve the chemical challenges of developing an effective injectable extract of chaulmoogra tree oil for leprosy treatment. Her process, recognized as the Ball Method, remained the primary global treatment until sulfone drugs emerged decades later. A trusted colleague's contemporaneous record of her work ensured her legacy, enabling many to posthumously honor the achievements of this remarkable chemist.
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🧪 Today’s Hidden Figures feature is Alice Augusta Ball, a chemist and professor whose breakthrough at the age of 23 changed medicine forever. Learn more about her work and life in today’s feature.
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Shoutout obviously to #AliceAugustaBall
If you don't know, look her up and make that name soar to the proper respect and recognition due.
