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4: Clocks that kill - history of the radium girls
4: Clocks that kill - history of the radium girls
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Mar 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today on Found Objects, we will dive into the 'fountain of youth,' the rise in popularity of radium and its ultimate downfall by unpacking the tragic story of the Radium Girls, among other radium-tinged topics.Follow us on instagram:https://instagram.com/foundobjectspodcastSOURCES:blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/03/radium-girls-living-dead-women/www.wired.com/2011/03/life-in-the-undark/www.visitflorida.com/travel-ideas/articles/outdoors-nature-florida-springs-overview/www.history.com/news/the-myth-of-ponce-de-leon-and-the-fountain-of-youthwww.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2017-05-18/ottawas-radium-girls-at-forefront-of-worker-protectionsLui, Elaine. “The History of Radium.” large.stanford.edu/courses/2021/ph241/lui2/www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/our-history/marie-curie-the-scientist#:~:text=On%204%20July%201934%2C%20at,to%20radiation%20through%20her%20workhttps://youtu.be/TPe81XKS30M?si=l9KewRtjt2u5UfrPlive-ucalgary.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/teams/246/death-by-numbers_the-mysterious-illness-of-the-dial-painters.pdfwww.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/130719-florida-fountain-of-youth-radioactive-magnesium-health#:~:text=Punta%20Gorda%27s%20water%20clocked%20in,it%20up%20to%20city%20waterwww.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplace
Released:
Mar 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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