Episode 101 - The Radium Girls

<p style="text-align:center;">When people go to work, they expect to be safe.  Sadly, that is not always the truth.  Workplaces accidents happen, but sometimes employers ignore things that create risk.</p> <p style="text-align:center;">A great example of this was my uncle.  He worked for a company driving and working with heavy equipment at a work site for many years.  But what he didn’t know was that the buildings on his worksite were contaminated with exposed asbestos.  He and many of his co-workers developed cancer, and passed away.  His employer eventually recognized their fault, and settled with the victims families. </p> <p style="text-align:center;">Now imagine for a moment that you were a female who worked in the early 20th century.  Imagine your employer knew what they were doing all along when they decided to lie to you, and put you in a direct line towards death.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">Welcome to Episode 101 - The Radium Girls</p> <p style="text-align:center;">We got merch!  Shop now: HorrifyingHist1.redbubble.com</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><a href='http://www.horrifyinghistory.podbean.com'>www.horrifyinghistory.podbean.com</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;">Support our show at <a href='http://www.horrifyinghistory.podbean.com'>https://www.patreon.com/horrifyinghistory</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/horrifyinghistory</p> <p style="text-align:center;">Instagram: https://instagram.com/horrifying_history</p> <p style="text-align:center;">Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/horrifyinghist1'>https://twitter.com/horrifyinghist1</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">Horrifying History would like to thank the following sponsors for this episode:</p> <p style="text-align:center;">Witful: Get organized with the calendar based organization tool that was built for busy people.  Try it free for 30 days, and use promo code SPOOKY50 to get 50% off