EPISODE · Jun 11, 2023 · 32 MIN
The Radium Girls
from A Popular History of Unpopular Things · host Kelli Beard
Join Kelli as she gives the history of the Radium Girls - young women who worked in factories painting watches and dials with paint containing RADIUM. The girls were encouraged to use their lips to keep the brushes pointy, and as a result, they were consuming alpha radiation particles from the radioactive radium. The result? Disintegrating bones, rotting necrotic tissue, and painful death.Follow the APHOUT podcast for more stories! It also helps me grow the show!Sources referenced:The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate MooreIntro and Outro music credit: NedricWant to start your own podcast?Click this link to get set up with Buzzsprout and you'll get a $20 credit to sign up! Support the showIntro and Outro music credit: Nedric | Yello KakeFollow me on Instagram for episode updates! @beardhistoryIf you want to support the show, donate to the cause at Buy Me a Coffee
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Join Kelli as she gives the history of the Radium Girls - young women who worked in factories painting watches and dials with paint containing RADIUM. The girls were encouraged to use their lips to keep the brushes pointy, and as a result, they were consuming alpha radiation particles from the radioactive radium. The result? Disintegrating bones, rotting necrotic tissue, and painful death. Follow the APHOUT podcast for more stories! It also helps me grow the show! Sources referenced: The Ra...
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