A Brief History of: The Radium Girls (Short Documentary)

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Radioactive elements have found many uses since the first discoveries in the late 19th century, from power to destruction they have affected almost every person for good and bad at least once in their life. Radium known for its eerie glow would play a part in not only scientific discovery but US employment law, however like most subjects on this channel a few unwitting victims would pile up on the way.

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