Rosalind Franklin's involvement in cutting-edge DNA research was halted by her untimely death from cancer at age 37 in 1958. Franklin was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1956. She continued her research throughout her treatment regimen; however, she passed away in London on April 16, 1958.
The African people were elated because the colony mother's (The countries that colonized them) would not be imposing on their lives and would be able to create their own governments and laws.
