What happened to a group of young women from New Jersey who thought they hit the gig of a lifetime. This episode explores the tragic fate that awaited them as they were exposed to radiation.

Sources:

Article from the Nuclear Heritage Foundation

https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/radium-girls/

Article on radium from the CDC

https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/PHS/PHS.aspx?phsid=789&toxid=154

Article from Noble Prize website on Marie Curie

https://www.nobelprize.org/stories/women-who-changed-science/marie-curie/

Podcast Stuff You Should Know

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/the-radium-girls-84742203/

Article from

https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/new-jerseys-radium-girls-and-nist-trained-scientist-who-came-their-aid

Article From

https://www.versantphysics.com/category/radiation-safety/radium-girls/

Didn’t use but great well known resource: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

By Kate Moore https://www.kate-moore.com/the-radium-girls