News Article Behind the Science: Alice Ball, a cure to leprosy - The New Indian Express

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Her master's thesis titled, 'The Chemical Constituents of Piper methysticum; or The Chemical Constituents of the Active Principle of the Ava Root ...

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[The Kap'n]

Alice Ball is actually pretty awesome. She didn't get the notoriety she should have.

 

[JohnMichael]

"He later published details of the work and the findings, but did not acknowledge Alice Ball as the originator or give credit to her for the work." Surprise, surprise...

 

[Alia]

"He later published details of the work and the findings, but did not acknowledge Alice Ball as the originator or give credit to her for the work." Surprise, surprise...

yes, I had forgotten about that! Thanks for reminding me that all too often women are overlooked for their accomplichments.
I think it was Hedy Lamarr who invented the tech behind WiFi! Kind of how we are communication right now, I think.