4: Clocks that kill - history of the radium girls Found Objects - a history podcast

Today on Found Objects, we will dive into the 'fountain of youth,' the rise in popularity of radium and its ultimate downfall by unpacking the tragic story of the Radium Girls, among other radium-tinged topics.

Follow us on instagram:
https://instagram.com/foundobjectspodcast

SOURCES:
blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/03/radium-girls-living-dead-women/
www.wired.com/2011/03/life-in-the-undark/
www.visitflorida.com/travel-ideas/articles/outdoors-nature-florida-springs-overview/
www.history.com/news/the-myth-of-ponce-de-leon-and-the-fountain-of-youth
www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2017-05-18/ottawas-radium-girls-at-forefront-of-worker-protections
Lui, Elaine. “The History of Radium.” large.stanford.edu/courses/2021/ph241/lui2/
www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/our-history/marie-curie-the-scientist#:~:text=On%204%20July%201934%2C%20at,to%20radiation%20through%20her%20work
https://youtu.be/TPe81XKS30M?si=l9KewRtjt2u5UfrP
live-ucalgary.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/teams/246/death-by-numbers_the-mysterious-illness-of-the-dial-painters.pdf
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/130719-florida-fountain-of-youth-radioactive-magnesium-health#:~:text=Punta%20Gorda%27s%20water%20clocked%20in,it%20up%20to%20city%20water
www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplace