The Dial Painters start fighting back! After some very long and drawn out Legal proceedings, the women finally get some sense of justice. New and strict safety protocols are established, and these changes ripple out to affect the entire American Workplace as well as the worlds use of radioactive materials.
Bonus Side Story: The radio active boycotts who got his Atomic Energy merit badge and then went soooooooo Much further. PSA: Please don't make at home nuclear reactors. Thanks!
Source Material: Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women- Kate Moore
“The Radioactive Boy Scout” -Harper's Magazine (1998) Ken Silverstein
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