Radium girls : women and industrial health reform, 1910-1935
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Author
Published
Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, 1997.
Format
Book
ISBN
0807823317, 9780807823316, 0807846406, 9780807846407
Physical Desc
xii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Providence Public - Level 1 Book Stacks
615.9 C592r
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615.9 C592r
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Published
Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, 1997.
Language
English
ISBN
0807823317, 9780807823316, 0807846406, 9780807846407
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-280) and index.
Description
"In the early twentieth century, a group of women workers hired to apply luminous paint to watch faces and instrument dials found themselves among the first victims of radium poisoning. Claudia Clark's book tells the compelling story of these women, who at first had no idea that the tedious task of dialpainting was any different from the other factory jobs available to them. But after repeated exposure to the radium-laced paint, they began to develop mysterious, often fatal illnesses that they traced to conditions in the workplace. Their fight to have their symptoms recognized as an industrial disease represents an important chapter in the history of modern health and labor policy. Clark's account emphasizes the social and political factors that influenced the responses of the workers, managers, government officials, medical specialists, and legal authorities involved in the case. She enriches the story by exploring contemporary disputes over workplace control, government intervention, and industry-backed medical research. Finally, in appraising the dialpainters' campaign to secure compensation and prevention of further incidents -- efforts launched with the help of the reform-minded, middle-class women of the Consumers' League -- Clark is able to evaluate the achievements and shortcomings of the industrial health movement as a whole"--Page 4 of cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Clark, C. (1997). Radium girls: women and industrial health reform, 1910-1935 . University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clark, Claudia, 1973-. 1997. Radium Girls: Women and Industrial Health Reform, 1910-1935. University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clark, Claudia, 1973-. Radium Girls: Women and Industrial Health Reform, 1910-1935 University of North Carolina Press, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Clark, Claudia. Radium Girls: Women and Industrial Health Reform, 1910-1935 University of North Carolina Press, 1997.
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