Alice Ball: The Woman Who Conquered Leprosy #Shorts

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]Meet Alice Ball, the chemist who saved thousands with her method.

[00:00:07]In Hawaii, leprosy isolated patients.

[00:00:10]Alice Ball sought a cure.

[00:00:14]She created an injectable extract of chaulmoogra oil, the first effective treatment.

[00:00:21]Patients discharged, families reunited, thousands regained their lives.

[00:00:26]>> [music] >> Her achievement was stolen, but today Hawaii honors her with a state day.

[00:00:35]Sometimes the hero is invisible. Let's thank those who changed the world in silence.

[00:00:41]>> [music] >> Share this story so Alice Ball is never forgotten.