Radium Girls: Luminous Dials, Deadly Poison
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Resources & Recommendations
Books
- "The Poisoner's Handbook" by Deborah Blum - This book covers the story of the radium girls and other toxicology-related events.
People Mentioned
- Alix Spiegel - Co-host of the podcast.
- Johanna Mayer - Co-host of the podcast.
- Ella Feder - Co-host of the podcast.
- Deborah Blum (Journalist) - A journalist who writes about toxicology and covered the radium girls' story in her book.
- Harrison Martland (Pathologist, Essex County Physician) - A pathologist who investigated the illnesses of the radium girls and concluded that radium was the cause.
- Ebenezer Byers - A wealthy man whose high-profile death from consuming Radithor brought significant public attention to the dangers of radioactive materials.
Organizations & Institutions
- US Radium Corporation - The company that employed the radium girls to paint watch dials with radium-based paint.
- Harvard - A team of scientists from Harvard was brought in by US Radium Corporation to investigate the illnesses of the radium girls.
- EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) - The agency that declared the old US Radium factory site a Superfund site and continues to monitor groundwater in the area.
Other Resources
- Radithor - A radium-infused beverage produced in East Orange, New Jersey, which was marketed as a health elixir.