The Untold Story: Who Cured Leprosy at 23 and What Claimed Her Life at 24?
In the early 1900s, leprosy struck fear into hearts worldwide. Known as Hansen’s disease, it caused skin lesions, nerve damage, and often led to isolation in colonies. People shunned those infected, and doctors had few ways to fight it. Then, a young Black chemist stepped in. At just 23, she created a treatment that changed
