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The Woman Who Found the Cure for the Untreatable

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Alice Ball is a name that was almost erased from history. At just 23 years old, Alice revolutionized the treatment for leprosy—a feared and misunderstood disease that carried a dark history in Hawaii. In this episode, we will explore Alice’s groundbreaking work, her struggle for recognition, and the decades-long fight to reclaim her legacy.


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Sources:

  • ⁠A Woman Who Changed the World ⁠⁠
  • ⁠Race Relations During the 1890s⁠
  • ⁠Overlooked No More: Alice Ball, a Chemist Who Created a Treatment For Leprosy ⁠
  • ⁠The Chemist Whose Work Was Stolen From Her ⁠
  • ⁠UWSOP: Alumni Legend Alice Ball ⁠
  • ⁠The History of Hansen's Disease In Hawaii ⁠
  • ⁠Alice Ball: The US Chemist Who Developed the Ball Method⁠
  • ⁠A Wholesome Horror: The Stigmas of Leprosy in the 20th Century⁠
  • ⁠Kava History on the Islands⁠
  • ⁠What is Jim Crow⁠
  • ⁠The Compromise of 1877⁠

  • Why Don’t More of Us Know Her Name? Alice A. Ball is Hidden in History ⁠⁠


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