571 - The Radium Girls

Do Go On by Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Sep 30, 20262:06:27Comedy

The Radium Girls were female factory workers who suffered severe radiation poisoning in the 1910s and 1920s after painting watch dials with self-luminous paint. Their plight led to the a better understanding of the effec...

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