Alice Ball / Chaulmoogra Seed Enamel Pin

Alice Ball, pioneering chemist and developer of the first effective treatment for leprosy, is celebrated with this hard enamel pin from Dissent Pins. Alice Ball developed a method for isolating the beneficial compounds from the oil of the chaulmoogra seed (pictured in this pin), creating an extract that became the preferred method for treating leprosy. This pin comes with a fold-out card with Alice's story. 50% of Dissent Pins' profits from this pin go to: * Black Girls Code * DIY Girls This pin has two clasps to keep it in place. Designed by Caitlin Kuhwald