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Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today — and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior
Historians are working to shine a light on Alice Ball’s legacy and contributions to an early treatment of a dangerous and stigmatizing disease.
After she died — and just a year after her discovery — another scientist took credit for her work. It would be more than half a century until her story resurfaced.
Black scientists have contributed to society and made groundbreaking discoveries throughout history and continue to do so to this day. Here's a look at just a few of the amazing Black scientists from
After Alice Ball's death in 1916 at age 24, a white man took credit for her research