Abstract
Alice Augusta Ball was a young and dynamic chemist who achieved extraordinary milestones
in her short lifespan of 24 years. As an African American and as a woman in the early
20th century, her work and achievements set a benchmark. Her breakthrough work on the
extraction of the water-soluble ethyl esters of Chaulmoogra oil changed the lives
of millions of people affected with Hansen’ disease who were socially boycotted and
segregated to leprosy colonies and asylums. The Chaulmoogra oil esters which continued
to be used for almost two decades were the first viable treatment of leprosy. Unfortunately,
Alice Ball did not receive the recognition and honor for her work, and she was forgotten
soon after her untimely death.
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Recipient of the Samuel J. Zakon Award in the History of Dermatology for 2022, given by the History of Dermatology Society at its Annual Meeting, March 24, 2022, Boston, Massachsetts.
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