The Radium Girls

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Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
factory workers
gptkbp:activity painting watch dials with radium-based paint
gptkbp:causeOfDeath radium-induced illnesses
gptkbp:commemoratedBy The Radium Girls (book by Kate Moore)
Radium Girls (2018 film)
The Radium Girls (play by D.W. Gregory)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith Radium Dial Company
United States Radium Corporation
Luminous Processes, Inc.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Radium Girls
gptkbp:influenced labor laws
occupational safety standards
gptkbp:legacy public awareness of industrial hazards
increased regulation of radioactive substances
establishment of occupational disease labor law precedent
gptkbp:legalIssue sued United States Radium Corporation
gptkbp:legalOutcome settlement in favor of workers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ottawa,_Illinois
gptkb:Waterbury,_Connecticut
gptkb:Orange,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:notableFor radium poisoning
landmark labor rights case
occupational disease awareness
gptkbp:notableMember Albina Larice
Albina Maggia
Edna Hussman
Grace Fryer
Katherine Schaub
Quinta McDonald
gptkbp:period 1917
1920s
gptkbp:suffersFrom gptkb:anemia
radiation sickness
jaw necrosis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kate_Moore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7