4 years ago

S1:E5 – Radium Girls

Jordan explores the Radium Girls, women who worked in the watch making industry who were exposed to toxic levels of radium without proper protective equipment, some of whom worked in Waterbury, CT. As if you didn't have enough to rage about right now.

Sources: Roberts, W. C. (2017). Facts and ideas from anywhere. Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 30(4), 481–490. The radium girls. (2017, April 25). Atomic Heritage Foundation. https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/radium-girls