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Radium Girls

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Free to use Woman reading book and drinking tea at home | George Milton

Free to use Woman reading book and drinking tea at home | George Milton

Tickets selling fast for this one! "Radium Girls" spotlights the true story of female laborers who used radioactive paint to color watch dials in a 1920s U.S. Radium Plant. Instructed to finely point their brushes by molding the bristles with their mouths while painting, the women begin to notice health issues, even resulting in death. Plant officials cover up the issue, with disastrous consequences. 

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