Biography
Where did she go to college?
The University of Washington and the University of Hawaii
What major life event took place after her family's move?
Her father died.
What is one symptom of Leprosy?
Possible answers:
Skin lesions, numbness, tingling, muscle weakness, deformities, hair loss
Alice Ball created a treatment for Leprosy before the age of ___ when she died.
24
Alice was born in Seattle. Where did her family relocate to before moving back to Seattle?
Honolulu, Hawaii
She became an inspiration to younger girls as she worked in a male dominated field. What was her occupation?
Chemistry professor
Leprosy is also known as...
Hansen's disease
Besides Alice Ball's treatment for Leprosy, there were ___ other treatment methods.
None
What instrument did she play?
The violin
How did she die?
She inhaled chlorine gas while demonstrating how to use a gas mask to her students.
There was a strong ____ around people with Leprosy.
Stigma
She was granted what award at the University of Hawaii.
The medal of distinction
What may have stemmed her interest in chemistry?
Her parents' work in photography.
During her time she lived in a ____ society.
Segregated
People with Leprosy were _____ and subject to cruel treatment.
Isolated
She created the a method in which she chemically modified chaulmoogra oil and made it water soluble. This could be chemically injected into patients to cure Leprosy. What is the name of this method?
The Ball Method
She was the first woman to receive what?
A masters degree in chemistry
How is the president of Hawaii significant in relation to Alice Ball's studies?
He stole credit for her work when continuing her studies.
Leprosy is a chronic disease that is caused by the bacterium...
Mycobacterium leprae
She was the first what at the University of Hawaii?
Female African American professor