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20 de jul. de 2024 · In the 1920s, a group of teenage Radium Girls in Orange, New Jersey, rose up to demand a safer workplace, where they wouldn’t be exposed to toxic chemicals. Dismissed and harassed by their employer, they eventually prevailed following a lengthy court battle.
9 de jul. de 2024 · Discover the harrowing story of the Radium Girls who bravely fought for workplace safety in the 1920s. Their courage changed labor rights forever. #History #...
9 de jul. de 2024 · Discover the gripping story of the Radium Girls and their brave battle for workers' rights in the 1920s. #History #RadiumGirls #WorkersRights #1920s #HealthAndSafety.
13 de jul. de 2024 · The Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. Meanwhile, hundreds of girls toil amidst the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories.
Hace 2 días · - Legal Battles: The plight of the Radium Girls led to several high-profile lawsuits. In 1927, five women from the United States Radium Corporation sued the company for negligence. The case, known as Radium Girls v. United States Radium Corporation, resulted in a settlement, but it brought significant public attention to the issue. Impact and ...
Hace 2 días · In her later years, she headed the Radium Institute (Institut du radium, now Curie Institute, Institut Curie), a radioactivity laboratory created for her by the Pasteur Institute and the University of Paris.
18 de jul. de 2024 · “The Radium Girls” chronicles the lives of young women who worked in radium dial factories during the early 20th century. These workers painted watch dials with luminous radium paint, unknowingly exposing themselves to deadly radiation.
