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In 1917, the United States Radium Corporation decided to hire young women as watch dial painters by using radium paint to make their products glow in the dark. At the time, radium was a highly sought-after element, considered to be beneficial to health and fashionable in various products. However, the deadly effects of radium exposure were not yet widely known.
So, what were the consequences of working with radium paint? Who were the key participants, later known as the Radium Girls? And what interesting facts or figures are associated with this tragic and inspiring story?
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We discuss the horrific case of the Radium Girls, young women who worked for companies in the early 20th century painting watch dials with glowing radium based paint. They were told the product was harmless and were allowed to ingest it and use it as a fashion accessory. Almost all of the women came down with serious health effects and radiation poisoning while their employers did their best to cover the issue up. The case eventually became on of the driving forces that led to the founding of OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which is tasked with protecting American workers from workplace dangers.
Corporations don’t have your best interests at heart. Shocker. Never was the case more true than in the 1920s when radium took the world by storm. Discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie, this radioactive element was incorporated into every facet of American life. Radium infused butter? You betcha. Radium-lined glasses? Yep! You could even get your hands on radium face wash. So it raised zero red flags when young girls lined up to work for the United States Radium Corporation, painting watch faces and instrument panels with glow-in-the-dark radium powder. The radium girls became known as the Ghost Girls because they literally glowed in the dark. But the dangers of radiation were lost on the girls, who were kept in the dark about its vicious side-effects. Today, we have brave women to thank for our modern work-place safety measures, women who took a stand against vile corporations with only one interest in mind. With a half-life of 1600 years, it’s likely the effects of radiation are still on display from within the grave. This week is not your classic scary story, but it’s a tale as old as time with a horrifying ending. Halee lightens things up with some sweet chocolate chip cookies. Happy Haunting!
In this episode we discuss the “Radium Girls,” who went to work in clock factories during World War I. At first, it seemed like a great opportunity for these young women, until they started experiencing horrifying side effects from painting watches and military dials with radium paint. Justice for these girls remained elusive for many years. We will be doing a deep dive into the plight of these “Ghost Girls.”
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Dans ce format court je vous parle d'une BD.
Une BD qui revient sur une histoire vraie, l'histoire d'ouvrières qui de part leur destin funeste ont définitivement bouleversé le droit du travail aux USA.
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"Radium Girls"
Autrice: Cy
BD historique
Éditeur: Glénat
Collection: Karma
Première publication: août 2020
Jennifer couldn't settle on one particular topic for tonight's show, so she decided to throw together odd bits of news and ideas from around Circa 19xx Land, run those bits through the old salad spinner, and see how it all comes out on the plate. The result: our second "Mystery Mélange." If you've been listening to Circa Sunday Night over the last several months you know that we've served up a tasty mélange before: it's a mystery because you never know what each new segment will bring. What's different this time: Jennifer traverses some grim quarters of Circa 19xx Land. (Don't worry—we don't stay there for long. We're all about sweetness and light on this show!). So, pull up the covers and turn off the lights. This little episode is just plain weird.
Radium Girls:
Article from NPR: Mae Keane, One Of The Last 'Radium Girls,' Dies At 107
Watch the motion picture trailer
Wikipedia article about Eben Byers
Article from Lessons from History: The Blessings of Radium Water
Cottingley Fairies:
Historic UK article
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World podcast, "The Cottingley Fairies"
Smile!
Synopsis of the film, Modern Times
Watch the scene of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times in which the song Smile debuted
Nat King Cole's version of Smile
Voctave's version of Smile
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Maggie and Jasmin discuss the Radium girls in Ottawa, IL.
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Support the show***Listener discretion is advised***Maggie and Jasmin discuss the tragic and gruesome story of the Radium Girls. Part 1 focuses on factories in Newark and Orange, New Jersey.
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