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Meet the Black women making waves in this state—leaders, creators, and changemakers redefining what’s possible.

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July
Chemistry
Educator
Alice Ball
Ball (1892 - 1916) was a brilliant chemist who, at 23, discovered the first treatment for Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), known as the Ball Method.
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Thelma Johnson Streat

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