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The Story Of The Radium Girls
🕑 Added 2021-08-10 10:15:01 +0000 UTCA lot has been written about the radium girls and their fight for justice, which meant that I had a lot of sources to draw on for this video. Here are a couple that I'd particularly recommend.
First is the film Radium Girls. Like many films of its type, it does dramatise events somewhat, but it's also really good for getting an insight into what it would have been like for the workers, and for learning more about their lives.
The other source I particularly liked was the short film by John Sutherland, A Is For Atom. It's a promotional film from the 1950s, designed to make atomic energy seem less threatening, and to "humanise" the atom. It's not directly related to the story of the radium girls, but knowing what we know now about radiation it certainly is an odd experience to watch!
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Fascinating Horror
Thank you! That means a lot. I remember not liking history very much when I was in school... but now that I'm free to research the parts that interest me it's one of my favourite things.
Damn these stories are really good, love how easy it is to understand your explanations. Learning more from this channel than my history class, keep up the good work!
Fascinating Horror
Thanks for watching! I remember when I first heard about the radium girls. I couldn't believe I'd never encountered the story before... so it's great to be able to share it with people now.
Fascinating and horrific… I wasn’t aware of this bit of history. Thanks very much, well done as always!
