7- The Radium Girls Sisterly History Mysteries podcast

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In this episode, Megan talks us through what happens when you ingest tiny amounts of radioactive material repeatedly over a long period of time, and a couple of court cases that helped pave the way for workplace safety regulations as we know them. We’re talking about the Radium Girls.

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Ottowa Radium Dial company photo https://bit.ly/2YstTPV

Company social for Orange USRC studio https://bit.ly/2OqkEM3

Catherine Donahue’s bedside hearing https://bzfd.it/331nvyv

Memorial Statue in Ottowa, IL https://bit.ly/2LR9CO5

Article by Maggie Fergusson in The Spectator https://bit.ly/2K4F2hQ

Article by Kate Moore for Buzzfeed https://bzfd.it/2MvkOwN

Article by Kate Moore for The Telegraph https://bit.ly/2Jgdzqj

Article by Rebecca Herscher for NPR https://n.pr/2SWVkMn

Episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class https://apple.co/329h4Z1

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