Who Were The Radium Girls?
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2 роки томуRadium-infused paint that glowed green in the dark was once a trendy feature for wrist watches. Negligent factory managers knew it could be harmful - but told their working-class women employees it would “put roses in their cheeks”. After suffering horrific illness and injuries from radiation poisoning, the young dial painters fought for justice against corporate executives in an uphill legal battle as well as a race against time as their bodies deteriorated.
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Antique photograph of the British Empire: Women working in cycle factory
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Directly Above Of Old Fashioned Pocket Watches In Shop
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Marie and Pierre Curie in their lab
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Marie Curie visiting with two scientists on street in Pittsburgh
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Old engraved illustration of human jaw with teeth
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1930s italian woman portrait playing piano
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Vintage photograph of a young woman
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Young woman in 1915
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Woman in 1920
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Young woman in 1920
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1920s italian indoor woman portrait
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Portrait of young woman in 1915
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Young Woman in 1915
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1920s italian family portrait
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Italian emigrant family in New York in 1920
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Wartime Morse Code Communications
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Young Woman in 1920.Black And White
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VIDEO
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A vintage scientist picks up a bottle of radium to study.
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Chest x-ray and gases.
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MRI scan. Human brain.
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Watchmaker assembling watch
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Soft bristle brush picking up paint.
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@KE-ow2jg 2 роки тому
Did he just say that over 50 women died and they didn’t feel the need to investigate - but as soon as a 1 man died they decided that was the last straw 😐 can’t say I’m surprised...
@Chumbucketsecret 2 роки тому
This is news to you? It fits the time frame maybe learn about history. Doesn’t make it right but it’s like painfully obvious
@KE-ow2jg 2 роки тому
@@Chumbucketsecret you didn’t notice when I said “can’t say I’m surprised”? Nope. Not surprising - just unfortunate.
@MusicalCoins 2 роки тому
That's what I said. Then I was called a man hater after... By a man of course.
@KE-ow2jg 2 роки тому
@@MusicalCoins ofc!
@dibel3669 2 роки тому
@@Chumbucketsecret my friend do you not read?
@nggirl01 2 роки тому
Not them marketing it as a "cure all" for ugliness 😭
@rachelraquel9702 2 роки тому
Imagine your Dr. saying “I’m prescribing this for your ugliness”.
@looluh532 2 роки тому
@@rachelraquel9702 understandable have a good day
@jctolentino9436 2 роки тому
They only care beauties in woman they didnt even care about symptoms and just one man died they investigate and while other 50 woman died they didnt even what an idiots
@ashleyshim2078 2 роки тому
@@jctolentino9436 IKR
@yourlocalwaifu8601 2 роки тому
Opposite effect i want a refund
@asksomeoneelse98 2 роки тому
A woman was dying of radiation poisoning and the doctor prescribes her aspirin? Sounds about right.
@libertyprime619 2 роки тому
Take some robitussin
@kenirainseeker539 2 роки тому
Doctors often don't take women's concerns seriously, our pain is just chalked up to "female problems" and they throw us an aspirin. If a doctor won't give you any tests, tell then to make note in your record that they refused to test you. They'll change their tune pretty quick.
@libertyprime619 2 роки тому
@@kenirainseeker539 doctors to men: "oh it's fine just walk it off"
@TrafalgarWaterLaw 2 роки тому
@@libertyprime619 correction it's women
@TrafalgarWaterLaw 2 роки тому
@@libertyprime619 are you sure it's broken, or was it just sprained?
@Monicalia 2 роки тому
Imagine having your jaw broken off completely from just touching it, poor girl, I can't imagine how terrified she must have been :((
@jaxintheboxoxo 2 роки тому
Most of them were high school/college age too, it’s awful for anyone of course but just thinking about some young girl my own age going through such a horrible and terrifying experience gets me choked up
@elliegilmartin4222 2 роки тому
why did i just poke my jaw just to be safe?
@We_Are_All_Vultures 2 роки тому
24.... And the pain... My goodness
@Lilian-jc5ck 2 роки тому
Agreed. Having dreams of my teeth falling out are traumatising enough. I just hope that it was swollen to the point of interfering with her facial nerves or something so at least she wouldn't have had to experience pain.
@Kayla-lz6ry 2 роки тому
To make matters worse the young women were told all the symptoms were due to STDs despite most of them being virgins, by doctors and lawyers working for the factories. So people shammed and blamed them instead
@jaxintheboxoxo 2 роки тому
Not so fun fact: when the radium companies moved to different locations to avoid bad press after all this happened, they had to get rid of the radioactive tailings piled up in the backyards of their factories. Wanna know where it went? They sold in at a discounted price to sandbox companies who mixed it in with their sand and sold that to schools/parks for their playgrounds. If your family has lived in America for a while there’s a good chance your grandparents played in radioactive sand on their school playgrounds. And the companies knew about this. This was AFTER the deaths and the lawsuits. They just didn’t care. And we’re still paying the price for their selfish greed
@mylifeafterbreakfast 2 роки тому
100%. In fact, when they tore down the New Jersey plant, the parts that weren't sold to other companies were just buried around the area. Suddenly people started getting cancer at alarming rates. The government started the clean-up in about the 1970s, I think. The last I heard they were still cleaning it up in 2015. There is still radium in the ground there and it is still making people sick.
@meowiguess903 2 роки тому
I can't-
@ejslax 2 роки тому
Wtf. This is even more disgusting.
@monicahendricks8563 2 роки тому
All in the name of GREED.
@alexiz0013 2 роки тому
@@mylifeafterbreakfast Omg, seriously?
@adinafriedman2698 2 роки тому
Love how nothing got done until a man died even though women had suffered for so long, only to be silenced by the companies who were greedy and didn't care about the women who suffered every day.
@libertyprime619 2 роки тому
Shouldn't have investigated at all
@originalnilson 2 роки тому
@@libertyprime619 okay incel
@melaniemunro6696 2 роки тому
it is revolting.
@erinlefevers7302 2 роки тому
@@libertyprime619 tell me you're a virgin living in mom's basement, without telling me you're a virgin living in mom's basement 🙄
@katelynb1665 2 роки тому
@@libertyprime619 that’s a disgusting point of view to have. it’s not about women or men, it’s about humanity as a whole. more than just these people could have been exposed to radium poisoning had there not been an investigation. innocent children, animals, elderly, entire families could have been lost and made to suffer. it’s sad that despite the progress we’ve made, there are still people like you who want to hate and degrade women based on personal biases. there is no superior sex, and THAT is the point of REAL feminism.
@astrowolvez 2 роки тому
And it’s crazy how she carried radium with her everywhere and to this day no one can even read her notes because they’re so radioactivez
@goodvibesandhealing 2 роки тому
Why dont they take a photo
@NoraInu__ 2 роки тому
@@goodvibesandhealing because radiation also ruins photos? Radiation affects everything
@thismoment4life1 2 роки тому
@@NoraInu__ So she has these incredible notes from one of the biggest scientific discoveries in history and we can’t even read them?
@StarSprangledBanner 2 роки тому
@@thismoment4life1 Those notes have been copied and preserved. The original notes are in the museum.
@charliec123 2 роки тому
Her favourite cook book is also radioactive to this day. People need to wear proper protective gear in order to look at it. Apparently the banana bread recipe in it is amazing.
@broadwaybrat1986 2 роки тому
It’s incredibly horrible what happened to these women! Especially knowing that some of the employers knew how harmful radium was.
@tamaraproano260 2 роки тому
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@chxmpagneproblems 2 роки тому
The scientist who developed the paint, von Sochocky, knew how harmful radiation was to the point that, upon the discovery that radiation came into his finger, cut off the finger. He later went on to tell the girls that there was nothing unsafe about radium. It’s horrifying
@jimmytimmy3680 2 роки тому
@J. C. Tobacco or Alcohol? People consume them like water
@unusede8437 2 роки тому
Hahah Capitalism
@enbeast8350 2 роки тому
@@unusede8437 Capitalism at it's finest
@JanelleNilesComedy 2 роки тому
The imagery of the jaw-bone taking out without surgery because it was floating necrotized in the abscess, gave me chills.
@jlut1630 2 роки тому
& they somehow let her live like that for 4 months like wtf is wrong with people. It's considered gossip until a man gets sick & dies they finally investigate... 🤧 so wrong for that
@thebluecamomile 2 роки тому
And it’s heartbreaking to read after “at the age of 24”. So, so young
@EVILED2 2 роки тому
Pure nightmare fuel
@We_Are_All_Vultures 2 роки тому
@@jlut1630 with aspirin for pain??
@EclecticallyEccentric 2 роки тому
@Southwestern Sunset The girl who died with the jaw abscess was white.
@cruellworrld 2 роки тому
this really makes you think about things now a days that can be dangerous but corporations brand as fine
@LeonieJMerry 2 роки тому
I think if we as humans only just discovered alcohol today, it would be banned. Not only does consistent use damage your body in the long-term, but it can have severe consequences in the short-term. Such as alcohol poisoning, irrational thoughts and lack of control, the impact on everyday things such as driving and childcare.... there's no way it would be legal if it were "new" now. The only reason governments still tolerate their people drinking it is good tax money.
@TheNeekolee 2 роки тому
Teflon?
@dontstalkme2405 2 роки тому
super true. only difference is that we have much more scientific research now, but still. lolol i’m sure they thought it was safe with whatever knowledge they had too
@Earthworm4 2 роки тому
@@LeonieJMerry Absolutely agree! Alcohol is more dangerous than many narcotic substances (as long as they're pure, which you can't trust street drugs to be), and withdrawal from alcohol addiction can be deadly just on its own, which is not the case for some other drugs. Alcohol is a drug, and if it wasn't so ingrained in many cultures it would most likely be treated the same way for example cocaine is.
@FooTude 2 роки тому
All the men on the committee should be held liable! Well not MEN at all!
@randihutchison6727 2 роки тому
Imagine knowing how toxic/dangerous something is but then encouraging/forcing your employees to put it in their mouth.
@jumpmomongaable 2 роки тому
Same nowadays. We nurses and hospital employees are forced to get something very dangerous and we all are silenced/ penalized if we say “truth”.
@bioex0rcist 2 роки тому
@@jumpmomongaable the covid vaccine is nowhere near similar to radium. You’re dense in the head
@jasonbolding3481 2 роки тому
@@jumpmomongaable as a nurse you know vaccines aren't "very dangerous", to not lie about medical research. As for losing your job? Good just like a cook ignoring the health code shouldn't be cooking; neither should healthcare workers endanger the community
@Solaire.Solaire 2 роки тому
@@jumpmomongaable you shouod be ashamed and fired for that belied If you’re a nurse and think the covid vaccine is Dangerous
@astxrism8236 2 роки тому
They never said it was about the COVID vaccine..?
@amym3154 2 роки тому
Did Buzzfeed really just not credit/name the narrator in the description? He's very talented and it's a shame we only know who he is because he's here in the comments.
@neffada 2 роки тому
ikr!!
@spaghetto9836 2 роки тому
I stopped expecting much from Buzzfeed since a long time ago 😒.
@cakiepop7993 2 роки тому
I mean, they probably paid him for rights to this recording. At that point, credit would be a formality.
@corarose999 2 роки тому
@@cakiepop7993 yes but isn’t exposure pretty emportant though? And just curtesy?
@amym3154 2 роки тому
@Drumslav Czechisenko Funner fact for you: So are the vast majority of actors/actresses, narrators, producers, staff, etc you see if the credits of every TV show, movie or other UKposts video.
@JamesTroupActor 2 роки тому
Hey everyone, it’s THE VOICE behind these videos. Just wanted to say thanks for listening, and I hope you all learned as much as I did while doing this one! RIP Radium Girls…
@lorib360 2 роки тому
Wow - great voice! I enjoyed your reading - thanks!
@salinium 2 роки тому
You have a great voice for these videos, keep it up! ❤❤❤
@dianaa9826 2 роки тому
Sir, what a great voice you have !!Looking forward to hearing more of your "voice behind videos" in the future.. Cheers...
@kbrock9146 2 роки тому
You are doing an amazing job! Thank you!
@imsno7222 2 роки тому
Your voice is awesome! Love them on these videos!
@RolyWestYT 2 роки тому
I honestly don’t know how we’ve managed to survive this long when you hear stories like this and other things in history we did that basically killed us
@lunamooncat7926 2 роки тому
I'm surprised we survived the Victorian era. Seriously, when looking at world history there are so many bad ideas humans came up with that I'm genuinely curious how we didn't become extinct in any part of the world.
@JeantheSecond 2 роки тому
We just keep popping out more of us.
@noahwhitehawk3405 2 роки тому
Population control maybe?.. idk I just thought about this. Imagine how many time’s the world was overpopulated & needed to be a mass reduction in human lives because it was to hard on our planet. Think about it, there’s always been mass wars every generation or so.. they people that get sent to war usually end up dying & the people that stay home were poisoned like the radium girls, so it takes both parties out at the same time. While our governments are the only people that don’t suffer our fate.
@noahwhitehawk3405 2 роки тому
PS.. FBI if you’re watching me, I’m just kidding. lol
@claudiocerezo1644 2 роки тому
@@lunamooncat7926 can you elaborate on this? I'm curious
@Moriartea_chan 2 роки тому
I'm so f angry that they started doing the investigation only after the male employer 's death.
@astrowolvez 2 роки тому
Right! And the way it never changes.
@oliver_I_hardly_know_her 2 роки тому
Ikrrrr people love brushing off women’s claims
@jemand7488 2 роки тому
Feminist activated
@Moriartea_chan 2 роки тому
@@jemand7488 you say it as if it's a bad thing.. so I guess.. ok, boomer
@libertyprime619 2 роки тому
@@oliver_I_hardly_know_her doesnt happen much now a days
@erinturner9618 2 роки тому
I live in that Illinois town, LaSalle-Peru. I work in a nursing home and my residents lost their mothers and aunts and sisters to friends to Westclox. Some of my OLD oldies actually worked there and remember the riots and strikes. It runs so deep. The snow doesn’t stay on the victim’s graves. It becomes a pink/purple slush.
@JamesTroupActor 2 роки тому
Makes me even more proud to give one more voice to their sacrifices.
@We_Are_All_Vultures 2 роки тому
????
@airbornemelody6156 2 роки тому
Oh my gosh that’s terrible.
@ruchajoshi7122 2 роки тому
The snow becomes pink/purple?😳😳. That's terrifying.
@gabriellarowden9442 2 роки тому
@@JamesTroupActor Thank you so much for this video !
@lylanewman5461 2 роки тому
the fact that investigation wasn’t started until a male employee died just kinda gives me a sad reminder of how men are just always placed before women.
@Earthworm4 2 роки тому
I remember they discontinued birth control pills for men because they induced period-like symptoms. But it's completely fine that millions of women are at risk of blood clots and mental illness from the pill :/ Edit: by mental illness I mean symptoms of anxiety and depression, which are common side effects in case someone didn't know
@lukemuz7972 2 роки тому
i think it was fucked by now but how do you still think its like that now?
@JWBruh-qi1yx 2 роки тому
@@Earthworm4 There also was a response from the public that it wasn't wanted. There wasnt enough demand to justify putting funding into it.
@chrisprilloisebola 2 роки тому
taken out of context btw
@s1ash1 2 роки тому
Cry about it
@hannahstahl1857 2 роки тому
Woman: dies Everyone: meh you’re fine Man: coughs Everyone: oh no we gotta fix this immediately
@jmiekim7010 2 роки тому
And nowadays I can say that it’s opposite :/
@leonardodavinci2631 2 роки тому
@@jmiekim7010 bro I wish
@distanctive4768 2 роки тому
@@jmiekim7010 you forget that other countries exist- Women get hunted for sport in some places 😳
@acklesis 2 роки тому
@@jmiekim7010 women are literally stoned to death for being raped in some countries 😕 wym opposite?
@lindaeasley5606 2 роки тому
Incredible how they had their male workers take precautions but straight up lied to the women.They were responsible for the death of those women and should have gone to prison for a long time
@StarWarsThrowbacks 2 роки тому
Side note: I really like this dude’s voice. It’s perfect for a podcast or audio book.
@kaelyn5426 2 роки тому
he actually has a youtube channel! his name is James Troup and i’m pretty sure i saw comment from him some where under the video of you wanna check him out!
@JamesTroupActor 2 роки тому
Thank you! I might just do an audio book at some point! 🙂
@StarWarsThrowbacks 2 роки тому
@@JamesTroupActor PLEASE
@StarWarsThrowbacks 2 роки тому
@@kaelyn5426 Sweet, thank you!
@4lither 2 роки тому
@@JamesTroupActor do it
@jaxintheboxoxo 2 роки тому
Not so fun fact: as the video mentions, after some time the radium girls would glow “from the inside out”. One of the ways this manifested was in their eyelids, they were so bright when they closed their eyes they couldn’t fall asleep and sleep deprivation was common among the girls
@davidlachman7608 2 роки тому
Damn
@itgetsworse601 2 роки тому
I can't imagine how bad that must've been
@stevepalpatine2828 11 місяців тому
Damn. Turning into a Glowing One.
@yes_this_is_saeko 2 роки тому
"It can actually add years to our lives" Little did they know, it took away years
@sasariwtf 2 роки тому
Did you miss the whole point of this? They did know.
@ulisesportillo54 2 роки тому
@@sasariwtf They're talking in the perspective of the general public. Only the people who experimented with it and those that sold it knew of what Radium could do.
@hanquokkassi 2 роки тому
I think they meant "It can actually add years to our next lives"
@yes_this_is_saeko 2 роки тому
@@hanquokkassi someone gets it!
@drewmckinney7843 2 роки тому
Scary to think about.
@imconfused6955 2 роки тому
Note to self: if there's ever a drug that claims to cure everything, avoid it at all costs
@lunamooncat7926 2 роки тому
That's good advice regardless of topic. Don't trust anyone who claims to be able to heal short of everything.
@gamboarocky89 Рік тому
The bible
@nekonomicon2983 Рік тому
Yeah I'll just let someone else take it and see what happen
@gretabrown-kempenaar5280 Рік тому
Humera
@leshaariel4921 2 роки тому
Okay the story about the doctor taking out that girls jaw with his hand with haunt me forever
@keab2105 2 роки тому
So... they gave protective garments and tools to the male lab employees that helped them distance themselves from the substance but taught the poor, lower class females how to lick it up and then looked them in the eye and lied when they asked if this was safe to do. Classism and sexism at its finest.
@iKassie2002 3 місяці тому
I think, men are valuable resource back then due to war 🤣
@Abu_Brandino 2 місяці тому
Feminism was designed by greedy corporate men to push women into the workforce as lesser grunts when they could’ve been safe at home with their loving husbands and not fallen to this horrific fate.
@sjorsdewit4325 2 роки тому
It's sad that everyone ignored the true cause of death of the women who worked at the factory until a male who worked there died too
@bio.sophia 2 роки тому
RIP radium girls, thank you for fighting for worker's rights and standing up for the health of women working in these factories everywhere.
@mr.bullionnaire9748 2 роки тому
Just like big tobacco companies throwing out studies that went against their plan
@europeangardenflower9812 2 роки тому
And the fossil fuel industry for denying cause of climate change.
@krishab5908 2 роки тому
Tobacco is different. Its the peoples choice to consume it or not. Its literally printed on packages that it deadly but you cant just make them understand the consumers
@Dana-ki6vs 2 роки тому
Kind of ridiculous how in the last few years I’ve seen stores not only take vapes off their shelves but restock cigarettes in place of them, even though cigarettes are probably 20x more harmful. These big companies are greedy, and they don’t care if it harms people.
@Bettersucksaul 2 роки тому
@@krishab5908 You're misunderstanding, back in the 1980s tobacco industry tried extremely hard to make tobacco seem like a good thing, including threatening researchers who countered their claims, sponsorships and ads with dentists, cartoons, doctors etc, and buying out more to produce "research" that proves that tobacco is dangerous for your health. Tobacco has that sign on the package because of the public outrage and pressure that happened when people began to develop cancers and when the surgeon general of the US officially recognized the health risks of tobacco. Obviously the fault of those who smoke tobacco even knowing what we know lies on themselves now, but back then big tobacco had a huge influence in our politics and media and they really pushed it as a safe product to unknowing masses.
@zBIGFRIIZZz 2 роки тому
A company peddling a product that they know is harmful to its workers and others? As American as apple pie.
@libertyprime619 2 роки тому
As should be
@savannahstargaze 2 роки тому
He’s definitely like 11 LMAO
@themightypizzadevourer6018 2 роки тому
@@libertyprime619 the sad life of a troll
@UnluckyOctopus 2 роки тому
Wait it said there were factories in Canada too. What happened there? So had to dig with google but looks like Canada didn’t stop till the 1970s, unlike the US though it seems like the history for them was quietly swept under the rug.
@drewmckinney7843 2 роки тому
Around and to children no less.
@ryleymcclure7515 2 роки тому
Had an old coworker who’s wife was severely messed up to working in a factory where they made mercury thermometers. Couldn’t walk, couldn’t talk, was paralyzed from the neck down. She could make some weird “ha” noises when she was happy or trying to laugh but that’s about it. Definitely very sad
@samirahpulos9706 2 роки тому
This really just hammers home the point that a company would literally market poison as a soft drink if they could make a profit from it
@angeliquevandorst4185 2 роки тому
oh yea, like cocaine in Coca Cola?
@cosmicallis7936 2 роки тому
Read the food labels on the majority of foods, this hasn't stopped, not even close...
@drewmckinney7843 2 роки тому
They sold the idea to DoD as well, countless soldiers wore radioactive watches. Not the only time military leadership said something horrendous and damaging was a great idea, even knowing it was wrong
@arianawolff1359 2 роки тому
They HAVE marketed poison as a soft drink you mean
@rockstepguy3524 2 роки тому
Well, in those times they also sold radioactive water as a "health tonic" so, it's pretty close.
@hawk6365 2 роки тому
Woman: literally loses her jaw just by touching it Company: look take some aspirin and stop wasting our time -_- Man: Sneezes Company: OMG THIS IS HORRIBLE ABSOLUTELY AWFUL SOMEONE GET THE MILITARY AND HELP THIS DUDE! OMG OMG OMG
@dhrgkbqxtjr2743 2 роки тому
How does a person live for 4 months without a lower jaw???? 🥺🥺🥺 That sounds like a fate worse than death
@ijornhribrudkrvir 2 роки тому
Seriously, I can't imagine how scared she must have been
@rosa.00_ 2 роки тому
What an awful way to go
@drewmckinney7843 2 роки тому
Radium is just an ore that generates what many other things do, ionizing radiation, of which there is no healthy dose. Ionizing radiation destroys, making it effective against cancer and pretty much.. everything else. Have to stay away from it and if you can, wear sunscreen :>
@lillianlilo7447 2 роки тому
She didn't. She died a few days later from hemorrhage.
@kas8ia 2 роки тому
@@drewmckinney7843 what does your comment have to do with anything that person said
@harlequinems 2 роки тому
Ahhh corporate America.... Where the truth can be changed by the dollar and lives are worth less than consumer goods. Not much has changed.
@libertyprime619 2 роки тому
Better than communism and women being raped by officials for a loaf of bread
@3ghin5 2 роки тому
Well said
@philp3786 2 роки тому
So much has changed....
@StephanieQuiroz-ps9nl 2 роки тому
@@libertyprime619 look! a capitalist
@Kelsey71113 2 роки тому
@@libertyprime619 amen💅
@jackiemattos6677 2 роки тому
I'm really surprised there aren't more comments about the former employers STEALING their BONES. They wouldn't even let them rest in peace.
@elisemattie1502 2 роки тому
one of my high school's fall shows was the Radium Girls, and it was such a heartbreaking and emotional play. it's so hard to think about what those poor girls when through
@victoria3011 2 роки тому
That’s some very heavy subject matter for a high school play. Good for you for taking it on!
@uhhhsabrina9359 2 роки тому
Same!!
@jaxintheboxoxo 2 роки тому
My school also did radium girls! I had the honor of being in it, it really opened my eyes to this little known piece of awful history, but I’m so glad I learned about these poor girls stories instead of not knowing at all
@rebrandedidiot Рік тому
Same here!! I loved the show
@LastMineCrafterz 2 роки тому
I remember having an entire day spent in my chemistry class just talking about them. Good times, not for them. But good times.
@tamaraproano260 2 роки тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iIp4iG6sZ6x4xac.html
@suzyeide2320 2 роки тому
😅😂
@mrphauker 2 роки тому
Sounds like a great chemistry class, as many as possible need to be educated about things like this. Doctors can be evil.
@LASHULADECHIHUAS 2 роки тому
This is so sad. That detailed story on how her jaw broke off. Omg that got to me
@seabase3362 2 роки тому
Bones glowing in the dark sounds like a cool party trick
@tarnishedhuman 2 роки тому
LMAO NO 🤣
@Earthworm4 2 роки тому
glowstick bones! The ol' crack 'n glow
@jaxintheboxoxo 2 роки тому
When my school theatre put on Radium Girls that was the running joke with the cast lol, whenever we cracked our knuckles/popped out backs etc. there was always something said about glow stick bones 😂
@girishnaithani4221 2 роки тому
Call it a "rave in the grave"
@cultshepard4215 2 роки тому
It's so sickening how these men owning these businesses/firms didn't care about anyone. How can you be a business owner and have people getting sick and dying due to the work you offer, and to lie and cheat when the truth is coming out? Appalling.
@finnsilly 2 роки тому
If you are interested in this topic, I would absolutely recommend the book The Radium Girls, by Kate Moore! The subject matter is clearly incredibly dark and upsetting, but it gives more details about the dial painters' ailments and their legal fights for justice.
@raiyoucansave15withgeico79 2 роки тому
I will probably buy the book ,and this aside, your V Flower pfp is superior hsjdhakhdeh
@julieornelas3787 2 роки тому
I watched the film on Netflix! Still excellent and nightmarish for the Radium girls that were suffering! 😭
@samiam7360 Рік тому
If you don’t want to buy the book Rotten Mango podcast has a really good dive into it based off the book
@arenee118 3 місяці тому
Yes, highly recommended.
@justdecaffeinated 2 роки тому
"oh her jaw bone deteriorated so bad it was removable by hand with no tools, it's definitely syphilis!" "these women are just trying to gain financial assistance by dying during their employment!" good lord
@sapphire13579 2 роки тому
Every one of the owners of those companies and their representatives should have been force fed radium in prison and then left to experience the hell the employees went through. Punishment befitting their crimes.
@goblinbabe 2 роки тому
I agree. Arresting someone for a heinous act is accountability, what happens after is justice.
@sapphosdescendants3997 2 роки тому
For everyone asking about Ryan and Shane, they have their own channel with Steven called ‘Watcher’. They’ve mentioned they’ll shoot more Unsolved when it’s safe to travel and as they’ve done two true crime seasons in a row it’ll probably be supernatural. For now, Watcher is their main channel. Please stop asking about them in every single comments section- it’s really disrespectful to the people who work hard on these videos and it’s disrespectful to Ryan and Shane, they have careers outside of Buzzfeed and they’ve been working really hard on their new company! Give them some credit!
@laladoo 2 роки тому
Thank you for this! I was getting kinda worried for what happened to them
@sapphosdescendants3997 2 роки тому
@@laladoo No problem! I was confused for a while too
@keefeD146 2 роки тому
Steven is a man sex symbol
@thelovelysunshine1 2 роки тому
@Step Raz Do you just like using big words?
@sapphosdescendants3997 2 роки тому
@Step Raz I’m really not interested in getting into a debate with you over this, but for the record I never assumed or asserted that everyone was ‘privy’ to that information- that’s literally why I posted this comment, so that people who didn’t know could be aware. And frankly, it is disrespectful for people to speak over someone’s content just to ask about someone else’s. You don’t have to be upset over that statement! It’s an inconsiderate thing to do and I posted this to lessen those kinds of comments- I’m not saying anyone who asked about Ryan and Shane eternally morally reprehensible, I’m just letting them know where the new content is and asking them to consider how their comments might make others feel. If you’re getting worked up over that, you’re probably part of a broader social problem
@JoliNatural 2 роки тому
Reminds me of tobacco & asbestos company practices, as well as meat, dairy, sweat shops, slave labour, hazardous ingredients in skin care. Not much has changed when it comes to profits over people.
@We_Are_All_Vultures 2 роки тому
So many companies right up until this day... Pouring chemicals into the water etc. Some companies that still exist. Thinking of Teflon... And one of those chemicals can still be found in everyday items like floss, pizza containers.. it's impossible to avoid... Look it up
@We_Are_All_Vultures 2 роки тому
Here's an easy to swollen version ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iZp2ja-Dfap7xJc.html
@themightypizzadevourer6018 2 роки тому
Yep
@byletheisner8269 2 роки тому
reminds me of micro plastics and artificial sweeteners and preservatives
@iloverelaxbear Рік тому
Facts
@starsoffyre 2 роки тому
8:17 I recently got a throbbing toothache and was panicking because I couldn't find emergency dental services. But this is a whole different level...I can't imagine the pain she must have gone through
@raven-chan2071 2 роки тому
Her jaw came off? That makes me so sad. That must’ve been so painful :(
@jaxintheboxoxo 2 роки тому
I’ve done a lot of research into these girl because I was cast as Grace Fryer in my high schools production of the play Radium Girls. One of the things I learned about in my studies was just how widespread radium was used a miracle cure for everything from headaches to arthritis. One of the worst cases I saw was a man who drank a bottle of ‘Radithor’ (a radium water blend marketed as a medicinal tonic) every single day. After a while, his ENTIRE JAW ROTTED OFF HIS FACE. And the worst part? He was still alive. There are pictures you can look up of this poor man who was walking around with the entire lower half of his face just GONE. Rotted away. Still an open wound and incredibly painful. Truly horrifying
@gabriellastone779 7 місяців тому
I'm auditioning for radium girls tonight
@tammyfisher5716 4 місяці тому
Ebyn Byers
@thomasjewell7728 3 місяці тому
-That's his name.@@tammyfisher5716
@enbeast8350 2 роки тому
I remember learning about these women and girls from a show called something like "Dark Matters, Twisted But True". In the show, they didn't emphasize enough that the companies knew the poisoning was happening from the beginning. Honestly, this is just an example of capitalism at it's finest.
@justineharper3346 2 роки тому
The fate of these poor women is one of the most horrific things I’ve ever heard
@savannawithoutanh5973 2 роки тому
There would have been a very simple test to see if they were lying. All the company executives should have consumed radium each day. If the executives refuse to do it, then you know there's a problem. If only it was that easy.
@laurahess3417 2 роки тому
My Grandfather worked on maintenance and repair of several kinds of aircraft during World War 2. One of the main things he did was working with all the various dials. He later had to have his larynx removed due to a tumor the size of a grapefruit. Makes me wonder if any of that was because of radium.
@thesilentkid2593 2 роки тому
The girl screaming,vomiting and cant walk Doctor: WANNA GET ASPIRIN!? Edit: Jeez tysm for likes
@ejslax 2 роки тому
I get this is a joke, but to be fair, not a lot of doctors at the time know how to treat any symptom pertaining to radiation poisoning. Actually, even up to this day, ordinary physicians are not really that trained to handle radiation burns and such.
@Eren-sk4kq 2 роки тому
Nurse: Nah, ICE
@thistlethewolf1187 2 роки тому
"the drank radium water" E X C U S E M E W H A T
@cloubee2897 2 роки тому
Mmmm
@audenisarat8179 2 роки тому
@@cloubee2897 yum
@olivermercurio6397 2 роки тому
i was literally screaming “ NO, NO, DONT DO THAT NOOOO “ as that was being said.... lmao
@audenisarat8179 2 роки тому
@@olivermercurio6397 nice pfp :)
@olivermercurio6397 2 роки тому
@@audenisarat8179 ah tysm!!
@astrowolvez 2 роки тому
This went on until the 60s!?! Who would even buy a radioactive watch after this?
@mnemeikyu9299 2 роки тому
I mean, who would smoke either knowing the risks?
@ryanstewart9702 2 роки тому
Anyone interested. I've seen calculations of these girls receiving anywhere from 400-9000 Rem(4-90 SV) in a year concentrated from their head. That is a lot btw. To put that in perspective, American Nuke workers have a 5 Rem limit for the year.
@cloubee2897 2 роки тому
Jesus Christ that’s so bad
@angelicaplummer7427 2 роки тому
Thank you for you're sharing of that perspective. It speaks to the gravity and significance of remembering, honoring, vigilence, and action.
@Prettykittychimi 2 роки тому
This was very well done! Just a suggestion: I assume there was some stock imagery. It would be helpful if it said on the screen when it is real footage, thanks.
@vallifunk2695 2 роки тому
Agreed. I recognized one video was from an old vintage makeup tutorial and had nothing to do with the content
@maddie.loves.pickles 2 роки тому
and society still doesn't take women's health seriously because of this sexism
@waterkirby6779 2 роки тому
Are you feminist 🤔
@Loverrover 2 роки тому
@steph.annie.m No.
@BB-gl7qh 2 роки тому
Society definitely is way more in tuned with women’s issues than ever before lol
@lamijadurakovic9410 2 роки тому
@@BB-gl7qh i will not settle for anything less than $1k a month just for existing in a female body thanks
@berries922 2 роки тому
@@waterkirby6779 yes
@shivercanada 2 роки тому
My friend actually has a Baby Ben by Westclox from that time period and it is still very radioactive 648cpm on just a quick test. He had a video on his UKposts but I don’t know if it’s still there.
@carissag1821 2 роки тому
What's his handle? I'd like to checkn
@gautham9407 2 роки тому
@@carissag1821 ya me to
@caoimhecoyne7879 2 роки тому
I'd love to know too
@ineffablelenn5725 2 роки тому
Me too🚶♀️
@emmamakesbadart 2 роки тому
The new version of this is microplastic except its effecting everyone and not just factory workers
@robo-roger7815 2 роки тому
Yup! Avoid seafood and liquids in plastic
@europeangardenflower9812 2 роки тому
It's in your shampoo and your toothpaste, your make up...
@woolenhat5796 2 роки тому
Reading the book about Radium Girls by Kate Moore. It's absolutely fantastic to and honestly made me speechless
@winters0lider976 2 роки тому
I always suggest this book! It's wonderful!
@c.hansen3139 2 роки тому
I'm reading it right now. Incredibly well-written and completely horrifying.
@Avalanche616 2 роки тому
The only justice that could be done is to feed that president of US Radium, Board, And managers "radium soup" for seven years.
@rhea6927 2 роки тому
to "add years to their lives" of course
@RosebudKane41 2 роки тому
Well, there goes my appetite. Horrific, in every way possible, and I’m a pretty darn unflappable desensitized freak, but that part about the jaw coming off really threw me off kilter for a few minutes, now THAT was gruesome ffs 🤮
@cryptically. 2 роки тому
Rest In Peace radium girls, such a sad story I’m glad they’re getting the recognition they deserve
@israsayeed5102 2 роки тому
so unfair that the men got protective gear while it was promoted as a "trend" for women..
@MF99K 2 роки тому
imagine having to sue someone for killing you
@lovely1641 2 роки тому
Those poor girls. They just thought they had a nice job
@Housewarmin 2 роки тому
We look back and think how mistaken these people were. I wonder what new trend in 2021 will be looked back on as ridiculous and deadly.
@Earthworm4 2 роки тому
Probably vaping :/ the way it's been marketed in the last few years is pretty bad. Still better than cigarettes, but so many teens who never smoked tobacco started vaping because it's "cool"
@adrianjames6552 2 роки тому
Not wearing a mask and not getting vaccinated
@ohnobud8392 2 роки тому
@@Earthworm4 yea, and there's hard evidence that vaping (particularly the chemical-laden cartridges for juuls) rapidly causes lung illness that we don't fully understand, yet people still try to push it as a healthier alternative to smoking
@vallifunk2695 2 роки тому
My conspiracy is that it will be Marijuana. All the studies saying it can prevent cancer, help adhd, etc. I believe it has benefits but nobody talks about the way it induces psychosis or other brain damaging affects. Of course it effects everyone differently I'm sure. It just seems too good to be true. It's a rapidly growing industry.
@katkatkat3875 2 роки тому
for me it's the easy use of pesticides like roundup / glyphosate. we're actually killing off biodiversity. but hey - as long as money is being made...
@dustin1481 2 роки тому
The womans jaw story was also like the man who always drank “Radithor” which was just radium and water at the time, also caused his whole jaw to fall off and then was surgically removed but then died after radiation poisoning.
@oneeyedchimp573 2 роки тому
Still think these corporations have our best interests in mind??? That’s who’s really funding some research and controlling our legal system/government/finances! 🙃
@libertyprime619 2 роки тому
Just as should be
@3ghin5 2 роки тому
Yep, and puppeteering political leaders with their funding
@LeonieJMerry 2 роки тому
*cough* NRA
@libertyprime619 2 роки тому
@@LeonieJMerry I don't think... you know what the NRA is
@hannahthrupp9399 2 роки тому
@@LeonieJMerry Do you...even know what the NRA means?
@alexisflowers5069 2 роки тому
Omg that poor girl with the jaw removal story! Idk if it's because i'm her age she died at but wow I can't even imagine how scared, confused, in pain she was up until the end I MEAN COME ON SYPHILIS?!?! REALLY!!!...
@lizcrosthwait5949 2 роки тому
Just watched Bailey Sarians video on the Dupoint chemical poisoning. Reminded me of the radium girls. Crazy to think things like this happen way more often than we think
@raven-chan2071 2 роки тому
I just finished that too
@kellyb.3600 2 роки тому
On Netflix, The Devil We Know? Whatever, there is a documentary about Teflon and Dupont. Very scary what is allowed!
@curtiswilson3569 2 роки тому
Sadly, Radium Corp existed in some form until 2007 and Radium dial still did damage with Radium until 1978. They should have been shut down, destroyed, and put to the sword for what they did to these workers.
@AwesomeIan135 2 роки тому
As for the lip dip thing, I feel as though even if the factory owners were genuinely unaware of any consequences of the radium, I still feel like there would have been a better solution that would have actually been more cost efficient (after all any radium ingested is radium lost). One easy thing Incan think of is just storing the radium glue in a container with a funnel-esque lid so that when the brush is lifted up the tip stays narrowed.
@katkatkat3875 2 роки тому
nah, don't think that's true. they simply didn't care. he even mentioned that male collegues had more protection :/
@bbrenew1938 2 роки тому
And also it is way more cost effective to keep good workers healthy and happy to save cost on training and keep quality high.
@ALT-vz3jn Рік тому
@@bbrenew1938they didn’t care about the workers back then. If one died just replace them. That’s the way they treated female workers.
@kirkkek 2 роки тому
*women dying* "GOSSIP!" *a man dies* "SOMETHING IS WRONG" typical
@haandotexe 2 роки тому
Thank you!!! I've had a morbid fascination with the story of the Radium Girls ever since I did a scene from the play based off the book called "These Shining Lives" and I'm so happy there's a more comprehensive history behind it in this video! As someone that's done a lot of research on this case I couldn't have said it better myself, you even taught me about details I wasn't fully aware of!
@bethanyb4168 2 роки тому
I also had a fascination with these women as well. I read the book “Radium Girls” in high school & have never heard many people who know about them!
@jaxintheboxoxo 2 роки тому
After my school performed Radium Girls and I played Grace Fryer the radium girls have become one of my hyperfixations/special interests. I know so much about them and I love learning more. It’s such a sad story and one we can do well by continuing to learn from today
@sadlittleghost8346 2 роки тому
Back then, it seems like any time some new kind element or mineral was discovered, people immediately assumed it was some magical cure all.
@linaaviles1971 2 роки тому
It took a male employee’s death for there to actually be an investigation... great.
@s1ash1 2 роки тому
Cry
@acklesis 2 роки тому
@@s1ash1 male.
@s1ash1 2 роки тому
@@acklesis is the dishwasher gonna cry😢😢
@PassionPi 2 роки тому
I really enjoy the visual style of this video. The narrator is great too!
@JamesTroupActor 2 роки тому
I’m the narrator, and thank you for watching!
@tamaring2108 2 роки тому
James you’re the perfect candidate for Calm’s sleep stories series. I hope your voiceover work extends into other areas. I could listen for hours.
@GeneSv 2 роки тому
Imagine being a girl in that time, I would have gone for the job since it pays well and new element = cool and exciting. It's scary to look back and see how things went wrong.
@kick791 2 роки тому
Fun fact: the u.s. radium corporation site is now a soccer field.
@angelicaplummer7427 2 роки тому
.. ain't that a kicker
@mysticalmagic9259 2 роки тому
@@angelicaplummer7427 ha... ha...
@sriprakhyapochiraju9498 2 роки тому
I knew about this before...it is horrifying...but hey....radium girls sounds like a cool band's name! EDIT: Not being offensive here!
@2ney717 2 роки тому
bro thats dark
@sriprakhyapochiraju9498 2 роки тому
@@2ney717 ik..of course it is...but there are many bands with dark names out there....but it doesn't necessarily mean their work is dark right....I meant in that perspective
@sriprakhyapochiraju9498 2 роки тому
@Ashwini Desai maybe metal idk
@sriprakhyapochiraju9498 2 роки тому
Cause like death metal bands have those kinda names
@Earthworm4 2 роки тому
@@sriprakhyapochiraju9498 A punk band could work well too, since punk bands often bring up the negative effects of capitalism and "radium girls" is a strong statement. So less dark in that way, more activism instead
@mysteriousshadowofdoom2311 2 роки тому
Companies selectively choosing to fund and publish research that supports their products/services, and ignoring studies that prove the opposite, is actually STILL quite common, even in modern day. It's prevalent in many industries in the US, from healthcare to auto to education, etc.
@Bettersucksaul 2 роки тому
Yep thats why I dont trust any kind of publication with affiliations to a company.
@vanessac1721 2 роки тому
Jeez Louise. How are humans still alive as a species?
@mountainhun 2 роки тому
By pure coincidence, this morning I was watching a video about the Chernobyl Elephant Foot, and I felt like I wanted to look up the Radium Girls again. :P
@maxamillion2608 2 роки тому
Funny thing is instead of having “girl power” on their side many women wanted these girls silenced because them standing up to the dangers of radium meant that good jobs could’ve been lost and other women wanted those jobs for themselves.
@belle3421 2 роки тому
I know a lot about these women and the company. My parents have a theater company and did a play about these women and what they had to go through. I helped a lot with the play, sending my mom on interviews with workers and documentaries about them. We even visited the town where it happened. Seeing this makes me so happy. More people are getting to know their story!
@rocklobster1068 2 роки тому
Thank you so much for this video, the history and the suffering is absolutely horrific. Well done
@lunar-firefly 2 роки тому
This is awful like so many things in our history. We learned a lot thanks to the people (especially the women) who had the courage to stand up against big corporations. I feel we should take more from them than their stories in modern days where we're facing similar long term impacts from greed over the well being of human lives.
@kingcockroach. 2 роки тому
Everytime i hear about this im shocked and devistated anew
@patricelinman7183 2 роки тому
This story was adapted into a play and I did it in high school. Still one of my favorite shows I ever did because it was so moving and heartbreaking. It was such a tragic and important story and we were all so passionate to do this story justice.
@NyikoDoris 2 роки тому
women painting the dials: we don't feel well and it might have to do with the radium and you knew all about it companies: how can we make this THEIR fault 🤔
@Lonewolfmike 2 роки тому
I saw a story on these ladies some years ago and what happened to them was HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was CRIMINAL what happened to them.
@chxmpagneproblems 2 роки тому
i just started reading this book omg. it’s very heavy and a lot to take in, but worth a read
@mya5364 2 роки тому
Thanks for the recommendation - just purchased the audiobook
@chxmpagneproblems 2 роки тому
@@mya5364 I hope you like it! I’ve been wanting to read it for a long time so glad to finally be doing so
@ep576 2 роки тому
This immediately made me think of the PG&E case, featured in Erin Brockovich, and how they fed misinformation concerning the groundwater contamination to that entire town in Hinkley. It’s so sad that these same destructive actions from corporations continue without any concern for human life.
@Adrian-zd4cs 2 роки тому
Honestly, this was a better, concise production of information than the movie. Good job y'all 💕
@blissfulmountain 2 роки тому
It's so sad that all the girls' deaths were dismissed until a guy died. People back then didn't treat women as people.
@spidey_things 2 роки тому
Gotta love how it took a man to get sick from radiation for that one doctor to make a case study against radiation. Like a womans entire jaw falling off from a simple touch wasnt enough.
@meloncholy413 2 роки тому
Bruh I know lol I heard that
@emeliakay5528 2 роки тому
You have no idea how many years I’ve been waiting for this!!
@JamesTroupActor 2 роки тому
Glad we could bring it to you!
@emeliakay5528 2 роки тому
@@JamesTroupActor You’re a fantastic narrator, thank you for your work!
@tashabrinkworth3995 2 роки тому
One of the best docs ever it's hard to find a good doc full of information on this particular case
@ridhimabhardwaj9179 2 роки тому
That was unbelievable
@benevans1514 2 роки тому
Video only came out 1 minute ago?
@tamaraproano260 2 роки тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iIp4iG6sZ6x4xac.html
@ridhimabhardwaj9179 2 роки тому
@@benevans1514 🤣😎😎
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