Before the age of 25, Alice Ball developed the first effective treatment for leprosy — a breakthrough that changed countless lives. Yet history almost erased her name. Discover how this brilliant Black scientist from Hawaii revolutionized medicine, only for her work to be nearly stolen and forgotten. #BlackHistoryMonth #AliceBall #BlackExcellence #HiddenFigures #WomenInSTEM #BlackScientists #UnsungHeroes #BlackHistoryFacts #TheBlackFeelings #InspiringStories #STEMPioneers #BlackHistoryEducation

Alice Ball (1892–1916) — The Young Woman Who Cured Leprosy and Was Erased from History In the early 1900s, when women—especially Black women—were told that science wasn’t their place, a quiet young chemist named Alice Augusta Ball was busy rewriting that rule. Born in Seattle in 1892, Alice grew up in a family that believed in education and creativity. Her grandfather was a photographer and inventor; curiosity ran in her blood. She had a sharp mind and a love for chemistry that took her all the