Episode 23: The Radium Girls: The Case That Exposed Corporate Lies and Changed Workplace Law
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Episode 23: The Radium Girls: The Case That Exposed Corporate Lies and Changed Workplace Law
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In the early 1900s, young women working in American factories were told a glowing substance called radium was safe and even beneficial. It lit up watch dials, boosted industrial progress, and symbolized the future.
But behind that glow was a deadly truth.
In this episode of Justice Seekers, we uncover the story of the Radium Girls: factory workers who unknowingly ingested radioactive paint while doing their jobs. As their bodies began to fail, corporations like the United States Radium Corporation denied responsibility, blamed the victims, and concealed the science.
Their fight for justice would spark one of the first major toxic exposure cases in U.S. history—reshaping labor law, corporate accountability, and workplace safety.
This is the story of corporate deception, scientific discovery, and the women who forced America to confront the cost of progress.
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