Alice Ball had always wanted to help ease pain. In time, she became a brilliant chemist and the first woman and African American to earn a master’s in chemistry. Her story is told by Lindsey E. Murphy, of The Fab Lab With Crazy Aunt Lindsey.

This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls, based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Our Executive Producers are Jes Wolfe and Katie Sprenger.

This episode was produced by Isaac Kaplan-Woolner, written by Caitlin Madrigal, with sound design and mixing by Luis Miranda. It was narrated by Lindsey Murphy/Crazy Aunt Lindsey.

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Alice Ball: The Master Chemist