571 - The Radium Girls

The Radium Girls were female factory workers who suffered severe radiation poisoning in the 1910s and 1920s after painting watch dials with self-luminous paint. Their plight led to the a better understanding of the effects of radium, and also better safety standards across multiple industries.

Content Warning : Graphic descriptions of radiation poisoning.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplace

https://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie

https://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/19/style/radium-girls-radioactive-paint

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/radium-girls-kate-moore/515685/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S74H4SzOoQM&t=67s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls

https://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls/

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