Radium Girls: Factory Workers Whose Deaths Led To Better Labour Laws In US
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Radium Girls: Factory Workers Whose Deaths Led To Better Labour Laws In US
In the early 20th century, radium was hailed as a miracle element, used in products from health tonics to luminous paints. Among its several applications was the painting of watch dials and hands, a task assigned to young female workers across the United States, notably in Orange, New Jersey; Ottawa, Illinois; and Waterbury, Connecticut. These women, later known as the 'Radium Girls', were instructed to use the 'lip, dip, paint' technique, which…
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