Radium Girls scandal

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf industrial health scandal
occupational disease case
gptkbp:activity painting watch dials with radium-based luminous paint
gptkbp:adaptation Radium Girls (film)
The Radium Girls (book)
gptkbp:cause radium poisoning
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Radium Girls scandal
gptkbp:involvedIn Radium Dial Company
United States Radium Corporation
Ottawa Dial Company
gptkbp:involves female factory workers
gptkbp:legalIssue Radium Girls v. United States Radium Corporation
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ottawa,_Illinois
gptkb:Waterbury,_Connecticut
gptkb:Orange,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:notableVictim Albina Larice
Edna Hussman
Grace Fryer
Katherine Schaub
Quinta McDonald
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:United_States
1917
1920s
gptkbp:relatedTo radioactivity
occupational safety and health
women's labor history
gptkbp:result establishment of occupational disease labor law precedents
increased workplace safety standards
public awareness of radiation hazards
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Undark_(radium-based_luminous_paint)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7