Today, We discuss the "Radium Girls" who were women who hand painted watch dials using radioactive paint. Join us as we discuss the history and the impact these women made.
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Sources:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/radium-girls-radioactive-paint/index.html
https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/radium-girls
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls
https://www.wired.com/2011/03/the-radium-girls/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12732/9-ways-people-used-radium-we-understood-risks
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/03/how-we-realized-putting-radium-in-everything-was-not-the-answer/273780/
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