Radium Girls

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Radium Girls

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An interesting article on the United States Radium Company and the radium girls. I think we are all aware of role of the radium girls in clock and watch making, but their misfortune played an integral part in radiation safety for many years after.
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Re: Radium Girls

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Fascinating and horribly sad...
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Re: Radium Girls

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My grandfather was a dentist in New Jersey and treated a number of Radium Girls at the time. He shared few details but did describe some of the horrible progressions his patients endured.
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