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The inventor of radium dial paint, Dr. Sabin Arnold von Sochocky, died in November 1928, becoming the 16th known victim of poisoning by radium dial paint. He had gotten sick from radium in his hands, not the jaw, but the circumstances of his death helped the Radium Girls in court. [15]
Grace Fryer. Grace Fryer (14 March 1899 – 27 October 1933) [1] was an American dial painter and Radium Girl, [2] who sued U.S. Radium after suffering radium poisoning while employed painting watch faces. [3] Subsequently, joined by fellow workers Quinta McDonald, Albina Larice, Edna Hussman, and Katherine Schaub, Fryer brought a suit labelled ...
Radium Girls is a 2018 American drama film directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler and starring Joey King and Abby Quinn. Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner serve as executive producers. [1][2] Originally screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018, the film was supposed to be released to North American theaters in early April 2020, with a ...
In 1917, glow-in-the-dark watches were all the rage. But the girls who painted them with radioactive paint weren’t told how dangerous it was.
These Shining Lives. 1920s - 1930s. Ottawa, Illinois. These Shining Lives is a play written by Melanie Marnich. [1] It is based on the true story of four women who worked for the Radium Dial Company - a watch factory based in Ottawa, Illinois. The play showcases the danger women faced in this workplace and highlights the wider lack of concern ...
The Wall Street Journal ran a story (in 1989 or after) titled "The Radium Water Worked Fine until His Jaw Came Off". [7] Stories such as that of the Radium Girls and Eben Byers's death went public and due to public pressure and outrage, the Food and Drug Administration banned most radiation-based patent medicines in 1932. [8]
Theodor Blum (September 25, 1883 – July 24, 1962) was a pioneer in local anesthesia, in the use of x-rays in dental care, and in the management of many pathologic oral conditions. He has been described as “the most outstanding oral surgeon in America.”. [1] He was a founder of The New York Institute of Clinical Oral Pathology. [2]
9781250169471. (ebook edit) The Only Harmless Great Thing is a 2018 alternate history story by Brooke Bolander, exploring the conjunction of Topsy the Elephant and the Radium Girls scandal. It was published by Tor.com. The title is taken from John Donne 's 1612 poem The Progress of the Soul, and is his description of an elephant.