These Women Were Poisoned by their Job for Years: The Radium Girls
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
- Hi friends, happy Thursday!
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today, we are going to talk about some badass women who, even though they were dying from radiation poisoning, took their bosses to court over horrible working conditions. This is the story of the Radium Girls.
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Chapters:
00:00 INTRO
02:47 KATHERINE SCHAUB
04:44 THE UNKNOWN GOD
07:00 THE GLAMOROUS GLOW OF RADIUM
08:25 BEST FRIENDS 5EVA
10:53 DR. SABIN & THE UNDARK DREAM FACTORY
12:18 FIRSTHAND RADIUM POISONING
13:45 LIP-POINTING
15:05 HORMONES OR SOMETHING WORSE?
16:59 A STATE OF PANIC
21:50 THE END OF THE WORLD WAR
23:33 QUITTIN’ TIME
24:21 MOLLIE MAGGIA & THE PAIN IN HER MOUTH
26:12 CLEARLY, IT’S JUST SYPHILIS
27:53 RADIUM JAW & AN UNFORTUNATE DEATH
29:53 RADIUM & CALCIUM
32:38 THE BIRTH OF THE RADIUM GIRLS
35:11 THE RETURN OF DR. KNEF
35:58 THE GANG GETS BACK TOGETHER
39:35 THE RADIUM GIRLS VS. THE US RADIUM CORPORATION
41:15 THEY KNEW IT WAS KILLING THEM AND DID NOTHING
42:09 ALL THE OTHER RADIUM GIRLS
43:17 CONCLUSION
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This is so sad. My mom's aunt was an X-ray tech. She married but couldn't fall pregnant. Tests showed that she was infertile. This was because she always stood beside people who were being x-rayed, with no protective shield. She went on to adopt 3 boys and protective clothing was introduced shortly afterwards. She successfully sued the organisation she worked for, which had knowledge that many women became infertile whilst working for them.
That’s sooo sad. I’m glad she sued!
So sad, I'm happy she became a mom.Glad she sued them,hope it was alot to help her care for her children
Those people should go to jail.
@@rhonapeterson514 Thankyou Rhona. My mom's aunt was so happy when she and her husband become adopters. They received a fair settlement but, more than everything, they adored their adopted children
Wow! Although it is horrendous what happened legal justice is so rare for these types of things.
There's a movie, I think it came out a few years ago, about the Radium girls.
"You know what else is poisonous?
Abuse in the workplace!"
YASSSS QUEEN TELL EM
Exactly! And then the female gets fired. 🥺
Had this on at work. My boss walked in RIGHT as she said this... and slowly backed out. when I say I died laughing...
@@ashleylipa2244 LOL awesome
so yall gonna pretend like this chick didnt just laugh at people dying and put 5 ads in one video
@@thesweetestbear you must be new around here...
"You shouldn't have to die for a living wage." Best quote ever! Thanks Bailey!
came here to say this.
Ain't that Gospel right there!
1 of the main reasons I'm N O T proud to be American
My Grandmother and Aunt was two of the Radium Girls. We live in Ottawa ,Illinois. My Grandmother and Aunt are in two of the photos showed in this video. Thank you Bailey for doing this story. Theses women were pioneers for work place safety.
I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother and aunt. They certainly were pioneers at a horrible cost. I can't imagine losing loved ones that way.
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I am not far from Ottawa and I am currently reading the book. I have never read something that just left me shocked to my core. I cannot believe how these women were treated. I am so sorry to hear that your grandmother and aunt were two of the Radium Girls. My heart goes out to your family. They definitely were brave pioneers for work place safety and fought back even when their lives were hanging by a thread. I have such respect and awe for these young women.
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Rene, obviously your grandmother lived long enough to have a child. Did your auntie also? Do you mind if I ask if they died young from the radiation to which they were exposed?
This doesn’t just happen to women, unfortunately. Generations of coal and iron ore miners have died of black lung disease among other deadly occupations. It is exceptional cruelty to tell the young ladies that they had syphilis, however, at a time when women were shamed for such. We’re still told that we’re “hormonal” though, and that’s bullsh*t.
Random person: “Who is your favorite teacher?”
Me: “My history teacher, Ms Bailey Sarian”
Funny you say that bc I teach my little sister and I sent her this video for science class and history😂
@@zandria8 you're a freaking awesome teacher then, she's so lucky to have you
@@saber7036 Aw thank you so much!
@@saber7036 j
I learn something new every time i watch her video's
Not only was my great grandmother a radium girl, but I’m also learning about them in my chem class rn, this is weird timing lol.
Did your grandmother do okay?
That is wild. Did your great grandmother pass from the Radium exposure?
Oh wow. You should do a presentation about her personal experience. Document her story either by written or video. It can be archived in the US Archives.
@@80sGamerLady That is a great idea
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The part that freaked me out about their story was how they wet the brushes, over and over, with their lips to maintain the fine point for painting with radium. Meanwhile, the guys working in the lab were wearing full lead aprons to protect themselves - they absolutely knew there was a risk! "Totally safe." Such a horrifying story.
They always bring up the male workers, but I picture them wearing those aprons mainly because they were probably dealing with higher quantities of the stuff, probably buckets full of the stuff.
I ran into someone wearing one of your suspish sweatshirts the other day. I said "Bailey Sarian". She said "I love her!". I said "Me too!". Then we did your theme song. lol You have fans everywhere!!
That’s awesome, if I would have been around and heard I would have joined in with y’all ❤️ love her song!
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My ''favorite'' part of that story is that 50 women died and they thought there was no need to investigate. They started investigating radium factories after ONE male employee died in 1925. Disappointing, but definitely not surprising.
OOOF this makes my blood pressure go up...
Disgraceful
Not surprising at all 😖
The company fought tooth and nail to keep it under wraps.
They wouldn't have investigated it at all if no men died - they would have dragged their feet if more than 300 women died because it's the 1900s and women aren't anywhere nearly as important as men.. obviously 🙃
The worst part about this is the fact the employers knew 100% that radium was toxic and the cause of the illnesses these women dealt with.....but they put it down to being an STD!! Infuriating!
Yes exactly, but let's trust the science!! 🤦♀️🤷♀️
@@jayc344 they actually decided to ignore the science cuz they had studies that showed the toxicity of radium, so yea, let's trust the science and not ignore it in favor of money
@@jayc344 umm....they did the opposite of trusting the science. I see what you tried to do though 😏
@@Moon-hb9ix my point exactly, they knew it was dangerous but didn't care because well $$$.
Because they were being experimented on without them being aware of it.
One of the things I find sad about the story of the radium girls is that Marie Currie and her husband were somewhat aware of how dangerous radium was, they kept on telling people to stop putting radium in stuff, but no one listened, Perrie, her husband, died in a carriage accident and never had to suffer the full effects of radiation poison, but Marie died of cancer, most likely related to radiation poisoning. Marie had apparently even heard about what was happening to these girls and believed them and tried to help them, but no one listened to her either, because why should they listen to her, she is just a person who had won two Nobel prizes for her contributions to science and was one of the people who discovered radium.
Her eldest daughter Irene Joliot- Curie worked with her mother but also worked as a nurse radiographer (working with X-rays and died from Leukemia (due to radiation from Polonium 210). Irene’s husband from liver disease (which was a result of overexposure to radiation). Irene’s daughter
Hélène Langevin-Joliot (who is still alive) is a French Nuclear Physicist.
Irene’s sister (Marie’s second daughter) Eve became a writer, journalist and pianist and she died at age 102 in 2007, she did not follow her mother’s scientific passion.
I would love a source on this!
@@moonwalkerangel70083:25 ❤
I work in a nuclear field that deals with radium and let me tell you that stuffs strikes fear into my heart when I handle it with protective equipment I can't even imagine these poor ladies licking their paintbrushes 😭
I hope you be careful and safe! ❤
Something very important to note also is that they didn't just win the case for themselves. This all lead to labor safety standards and workers' rights advances. 🙌
Sooo very very true!! They stopped it from happening further to other women 👏🏼🙌🏼
I didn’t know this! Thank you
OSHAA as we know it is thanks to the Radium Girls and their battle in the courts
@@norainnoflowers1551 Also due to that fire that started in the garment factory. Bailey did a video on that one.
so yall gonna pretend like this chick didnt just laugh at people dying and put 5 ads in one video
hi! just a clarification: modern glow-in-the-dark objects don’t contain radium but instead are made of more stable, non-radioactive chemicals (such as zinc sulfide with a copper activator) that don’t pose a risk of radiation exposure.
Thanks for clarifying! I was wondering about that
So if I had a recent pin from Disney that glows in the dark it’s safe right? Learning about this kinda made me scared of my pin, as silly as it sounds lol
yes, i was wondering why she said that modern glow in the dark objects contain radium when that is not true. That is such a basic and easy to check fact, I am wondering how many other details are wrong in these episodes.
@@heidih3048 perhaps many girl, many. I've spotted mistakes while viewing her story telling in the past
I found out from nile red that if you mix zinc sulfide with copper you get the well-known green colour. If you mix the zinc sulfide with silver you get blue and manganese produces an orange-red glow. Zinc sulfide on it's own does not glow no matter how much you blast it with uv until you add the metal.
I was in a play called “Radium Girls”… it was an amazing play that told the story of these women.
Side note, on the opening night of the play we had a woman who actually worked in this factory.
This is amazing! Did you get to talk to her?
@@Nikkilou36 Hi
Just briefly, we (the cast) we’re mostly listening 🥰 to her.
@@teresalongo7068 yea I would too. It's so horrible and fascinating at the same time. So heart breaking!
I did that play too just recently!
@@videohorror9139 That is awesome! I'm sure you had a wonderful experience being in this play.
I'm from Ottawa. I looked up our local tap water health, and the radium is definitely higher in this area than in others. You're the first channel I've ever heard mention Ottawa along with the other plants. There's a small statue dedicated to the Radium girls in town, I want to say it was unveiled in the early 2000s but cannot fully remember.
Post a photo
@@kathyaguirre5587You can’t post photos in CZcams comments, genius
This story makes me so sad because I can imagine all the young girls painting their nails and lips with radium to go out at night because they thought it was safe, only to lose their jaws and lives such a short time later, because of that really neat paint that made them glow in the dark. It's just really sad that such an innocent fun idea had such horrifying consequences. Especially when the higher ups knew it was dangerous. They didn't know exactly HOW it was dangerous, but the male bosses didn't walk around in lead aprons for no reason!
Right girl, and after watching this I’m sitting here wondering what goes on in todays world just like this as we speak that we don’t know about 😩
@@shanaleonard2751 I'm so suspicious now, of most things.
@@shanaleonard2751 I was thinking the same! I can’t imagine how many things will be dangerous in 10 years or even less
Or when they were told that they were doomed to die and there’s nothing they could do about it 😩😔😔
I have a very dark obsession with the radium girls because it shows how people will willingly ignore problems for their bottom line no matter the time.
The thing that got me when learning about it in college was that they would lick the brushes to get that point....it wasnt just in the air...they were ingesting it 😱
Do you know that the same thing is happening in todays society? Other than mass production of animal products; putting animals through tremendous stress and torture just to satisfy our consumption, child slavery and underpaid workers from rural parts of the world are made to work under potentially dangerous environments while getting paid with peanuts; search up for how mica (the ingredient that makes most cosmetic products glittery), crystals and fast fashion (such as SHEIN, H&M etc) are being harvested/produced.
not people…. its men specifically that are vile and greedy
@@oliviag.1058 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 thats the most hilarious thing ive ever heard...even historically there are selfish, vile, greedy women
Its a human thing, not strickly male nor strictly female, greed is a human issue, its some peoples fatal flaw
Ever hear of a black widow, not the superhero but the old term that meant a woman with several dead husbands, usually those women are super greedy and they cause the deaths of their husbands to keep their wealth
Yeah sorry to burst your bubble but all genders have the capacity to be evil
Just see each person as their own individual not what you assume society is like based on your small group
@@BecTarot 👏👏👏
Hi Bailey and everyone! I know this may seem irrelevant, but Marie Curie is actually Maria Skłodowska-Curie. She was a Polish woman who married a French man and the first woman to ever receive the Nobel Prize! Poles are very proud of this part of our history and I did not want this information to get lost here especially since it's an episode about woman. I just feel like it is common misconception that she was French when in reality she was very much Polish. You can take it as a fun fact or my addiction to the story. Maria was big part of history since there was really no women in science back then! True inspiration. Anyways, thank you for what you're doing, you are a big inspiration for a lot of people as well Bailey ❤️
It is not an irrelevant fact at all, I think the reason Bailey did not mention Marie Sklodowska Curie’s full name is that Polish last names are challenging to pronounce. My last name (which I will not disclose) is a Polish last name that people find hard to pronounce and spell. Bailey has always mispronounced last names in all of her videos. Now is it an excuse to ignore Maria Curie’s true heritage? Not at all. Yet people still refer to Marie Sklodowska Curie as Marie Curie and that she was a Polish and naturalised French physicist and chemist. I think people often believe she was French as she was a French citizen though again (agreeing with you) that she was born Polish.
Also Maria Skłodowska-Curie invented a new radioactive particle that she named Polon, so that people can distinguish it across other ones because it's named after her country 💜
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I watched a documentary on radium jaw a while ago, these ladies would develop necrosis from licking their brushes to wet the tip. Companies and factories were warned about the toxicity of radium but they just didn’t care.
Not only were they warned, BUT THE MEN ON THE LAB SIDE WERE ALL USING TONGS AND PPE WHILE HANDLING. Contemporaneously, the women (and literal GIRLS) were being told it would make their cheeks rosy.
Ugh the teeth wiggling out and necrosis is the worst thing to have happen.
My son had cancer and had radiation therapy which is a little different but it did have alot if side effects one being his teeth. Luckily they were his baby teeth and we could get them removed without hopefully 🤞damaging his permanent teeth. Although he has alot of side effects ( many different treatments) Im so greatful to say he is now cancer free!
Reading this made my morning. I'm so happy he's cancer free 💪🏽
i'm so glad your kid's okay. he's a fighter! ( ◜‿◝ )♡
My mom had 6 Mos of radiation up to her chin for breast cancer. All her teeth began to crumble. She lost them all but is now cancer free too! So happy for you and your little earlier too!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Yay!! So happy for your son and you! Wishing you limitless years of love, happiness and fun memories together ❤️🤗
It's crazy how they use radiation which causes cancer to fight cancer. My cousins wife has been battling leukemia for over a decade. She now has breast cancer and random tumors on her spine from the radiation. My mom has been battling cancer since the pandemic started. She is losing her hair because of the chemo. They successfully removed the cancer at Stanford university. But it only took a few months for it to come back, in her bones. She's on her 2nd round of chemo/radiation. I'm starting to wonder if any of it is doing anything other than making her super sick. :'(
My mother once told me long ago when I asked how her older sister Francis had died she told me that she died very young and they didn’t know what she died of but that she had worked in a watch factory working on watches that glowed. She believed that’s what killed her. So sad 😞
Wow this story must have been hard for you.
@@tararainone5060 Yes did bring back sadness 😞
The deaths sound so painful even to hear! And they were so young to die! It's so crazy how hormones were blamed every time women complained. Are we surprised though?
I've accidentally cut off a fingertip and that hurt SO BAD. To have that as the better option means radium must have hurt.
I knew this story pretty well but still love watching Bailey's story telling. Also "If Thomas Edison is involved you know its some messed up ish". LOL!
"Jaws? Who needs it?"
I’m from Ottawa, Ill. The radium girls there were originally buried and then exhumed and reburied in lead and concrete coffins once it was understood how long radium is radioactive for.
That is crazy!!
Didn’t know the radium girls were from my fave place in illinois
Oh wow that is wild!!!!
Lead coffins makes sense 🧐
I can't imagine how heavy those lead coffins we're
Were*
Wow. The consequences of radium lives on beyond the grave.
In 2019 my son starred in the high school play “Radium Girls” he was the factory owner. At first I thought this was an odd choice for a high school play but these kids worked so hard and put on an amazing show!! It was nice to see them learning about history and enjoying being on the stage.
Owner or one marketed as such?
There is a story about a town in Brazil that found an abandoned radioterapy device. People broke into it and found a glowing powder later found out being caesium- 137. Many people were poisoned by this radioctive thing. Idk if you already did this, but if not it would be so cool if you covered this story. (Sorry about my english im still learning)
Your English is great!!! Don’t apologize!
Seriously, you just wrote better than many people that are native English speakers.
No ones doing slaves labor without being forced to. Equipment for the death camp system? The portion marketed with healthcare? You dont have the other required systems.
Bailey: “Dark History is fun!”
All the ghosts that died horrifically: 😒
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The ghosts would probably prefer this to forgetting about them and letting the mistakes repeat
@@andromedaspitz9302 exactly!
Bailey is becoming the Elvira of History Lessons.
yesssss
...but looks like Betty Page. Elvira Page Sarian
Yassss! And I am living for it!
Spot On!!!!
I've been saying that same thing lol
Such gross neglect and abuse. I hate how people can just take advantage of ppl like they have no value :(
I can't believe this coincidence. I'm actually a Safety trainer and are currently talking about this case to my students. This and other cases contributed to the creation of OSHA.
It hurts my heart when I read stories like these. These young women were cheated out of life for a buck. Thank you for telling this story.
By a Dr no less.
My 15 year old daughter sent me a picture of what her history teacher had playing for her class...and what or who was it??? Well, Queen Bailey!! She was so excited! Shout out to the best Dark History teacher....Bailey fu@#! Sarian!!!
That’s cool !!! Not pretty f**ked up! Lol
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These womens coffins were also encased in cement to keep the radiation from seeping into the surrounding soil/possible ground water.
There’s also a movie out about it and it’s pretty interesting.
They did the same thing with some victims mainly the firefighters in the Chernobyl Incident as well sadly. It's crazy how some companies are so negligent with dangerous elements 😡
I feel like if you compiled all of your “dark history” stories at the end of each year into a book similar to the one in your end scene, it would sell really well.
Yeah I would buy the book!!!
Yessssssssssss 🙌🏽
Yassss! I would TOTALLY buy the book!
Yes, do it. Can I reserve one now?
Absolutely, ive been thinking of this
Growing up, Vladimir the impaler was the craziest history I’ve ever heard about! You should look into doing a video about this one!
Ooo, learned about Vlad [to an extent] from Sam and Colby and their friend going to explore his supposed castle. They do lots of abandoned/haunted exploration vids! That was a funny and interesting one with a small dose of history in it.
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he's not vladimir, he's vladislav
@@sweetbunnybun he is not vladislav either actually his name is just vlad
i love vlad!!! read Vlad: The Last Confession!! its great!
Yeah, to both the OP and first commenter about names, Vlad the impaler's full name is "Vlad III Dracula" it was just Vlad lol.
The radium girls story is heartbreaking. I remember back in 1980 when I was small, I saw the burns that radiation therapy had left on my ma's body. It was frikkin horrendous. It still makes me cry as it hurt her so much. I miss you Ma.x
Marie Curie is just an awesome awesome lady (in terms of pioneering science and women)
She could be a dark history episode. She lost her husband to a freak accident, but what gave her fame also slowly killed her. Her early life wasn't abusive but not easy either.
One of my aunts was a radium girl, and is actually in one of the pictures you used which is so crazy to me. My family and I are from and still living in Ottawa, it’s so cool to hear you even mention my hometown on your channel. Ottawa has some wild history, im glad youre talking about it, I’ve always thought it was super interesting :)
The book about this was gut wrenching. As a healthcare professional reading about everything from The Radium girls to Henrietta lacks is eye opening. 😳
Henriettas story is underrated. More ears need to hear it. 😫
What's the name of the book?
The Radium Girls. Wild, beautiful, painful book. Those poor girls.
I have the Lacks book. What's the name about the radium girls?
I've read the book, would recommend. It goes into more detail. Came out three or four years ago if I recall, I read a lot. The book goes into way more detail. Well written and researched.
I learned a little about this because my husband is an antique watch collector. I myself have a 1920 lady's cocktail Rolex. It does not have any radium, but quite if few of his antique watches do. It makes me sad to know that so many women died just for those watches.
My family was pretty heavily effected by the Westclox radium watches! My grandma's yard is still contaminated by both the Carus Chemical & Westclox hazardous waste. I had family who worked for both & ended up dying from cancer. I'm so glad this was discussed!
I'm so sorry to hear this horrible outcome of your family members and that this is still effecting your grandmother's actual home to this day. Warmest regards to you and your family. 🙏🏽
Stories like this are a reminder that even today, things like this could be happening but because of money, the media, stakeholders and owners choose to ignore it.
Cell phones and towers are the new watch factory
I remember my dad telling me about radium girls licking the brushes and how dangerous it was when I was little. (He’s been gone 20 years.💔) Even more heartbreaking to learn about the individual stories of these young girls and how shady, greedy, and evil some of the people involved were. 💔 Another fascinating, entertaining, but infuriating episode.
it's really heartbreaking
My grandmother had a watch that its numbers glowed in the dark. It was very old and didn't even worked. But she kept it because it belonged to her older brother who died at war... I used to love it, specially at night time 😵 🥴 😱
@@tomhappening ty for pointing that out
You know it's bad news when the doctor looks annoyed that it's NOT syphilys T.T
Also this sounds very similar to the asbestos and the PVC factories... maybe you could make episodes about them!
What I was just saying to my son 🙌🙌🙌💯
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore tells their story in a heartbreakingly beautiful way. So glad you did this topic
My great grandma was a radium girl in Ottawa at Radium Dial. She was one of the oldest ones to work there and they never understood why she didn’t have health issues like the younger girls. They came out with a documentary in the 80s talking to the last of the women. My dad told us kids about the football field that never had snow on it in the winter because the rubble from Radium Dial was beneath the field. 😳
Wow that's really interesting. I read the radium girls book and I remember in the beginning chapters they talk about how radium waste was used to fill school playgrounds.
I feel like Magdalene laundries would be an interesting dark history topic.
Holy cats (no pun intended) that is a whole long term ball of f*cked up
I don't know what this is so I'm thumbsing up so Bailey can tell me what this is
Yes! I’m Irish and they are still finding body’s to this day from these poor women and their baby’s 😢
@@kirstie6337 I suggested she do a video on the Tuam babies a while back. I'm Irish too and this story breaks my heart.
Was not familiar, but did a quick Google. Horrible and the last one closed in 1996! Crazy Horrible! Please do an episode on this.
It’s crazy how many of these stories have similar catalysts, money and greedy men hmmmmm 🧐
Keep bringing the truth girl!!!!
Seriously, every single one of them has….HuMaNsSsS!!!!! 👹
Capitalism at it’s finest 😡
Literally nothing changed
@@lisadilo9615 No doubt. It’s just crazy that some people just can’t seem to behave like a decent human.
@@tropicalladyj8033 isn’t it? I really don’t get it myself. Being a decent human is so hard for some people!!
They made a medicine out of it too called radithor. A golf pro took it habitually and his entire jaw fell off and he died.
My sophomore year we did “These Shining Lives” which was based on the Ottowa girls. I learned so much and it and about the girls not too far from my hometown. It’s just so crazy to me that this went on for so long.
_The Radium Girls_ by Kate Moore is an excellent book on this subject.
I clicked on this video so fast because I read that book the week it came out.
@@QuaffleNox Such a fascinating book.
Agreed!🤗💯 Great book~
While reading this I couldn't get over their boss. He watched beautiful young girls quickly become sick and suffering horribly. How could he watch them deteriorate??? Hope he is suffering, wherever he is!
@@delilahdelaney I imagine he has passed away by now, given a lot of this case was in the 1910-1920's, but yes, I was furious at how heartless his actions were.
YES THANK YOU! I live in the Illinois town and I work in a nursing home. So many of my residents lost their mothers and aunts and sisters to Westclox. Snow doesn’t even stick on the graves of the victims. They’re still so radioactive.
The snow melts over their graves ?!?!?!!
Okay that's messed up.
This is shocking.
I love that you did a Dark History video about this. You actually showed a photo of my great grandma in the Ottawa location. Super interesting thank you so much for taking an interest. Love watching your videos!
Let's all take a moment to appreciate the sassiness and sarcasm of Bailey's story telling of such a horrible tradegy.
I actually don’t appreciate it when it’s true crime it’s quite macabre & weird
“You know what else is poisonous? Abuse in a workplace.”
OSHA Approved
Ya really makes ya think 🤔
IDEA. BUT ITS VERY TIME CONSUMING. WHAT IF BAILEY PUTS THESE STORIES INTO AN ACTUAL BOOK AND CALL IT DARK HISTORY. I WOULD BUY IT IN A HEARTBEAT
I have a feeling she is! Watch it drop during some cool date, maybe Halloween?
Just did a presentation for my chemistry class on Radium Girls and Bailey you were such a help when making my presentation. Thank you!!!!
as much as i love the sped up version she just told you guys how they just died but they suffered, they produced tumors on there knees and hips, had to start walking with canes, one girls legs had those “pimples” and when they were popped they turned into tumors and then turned black and eventually her leg turned black there is a book called “The Radium Girls” it’s more in-depth
Wow this is so sad that the women never even got the money and died of this horrible poisoning. I absolutely adore you and Joan and listening to your stories thank you for your time you take for us!!
They did GET the money but were already too devastated by the poisoning to even use it
I'd like to think part of why they fought so hard for the money was to take care of their families since they knew they weren't going to last. So the fight in court and the financial win wouldn't have been for nothing
But they didn’t just win the case for themselves it lead to labour safety standards and workers’ rights advances. They won it for everyone who benefits from that too.
The Radium Girls movie is on Netflix as well. History can be fun but it’s also alarming how f’d up the world is 😔
Ooooh, maybe the movie can answer all my follow up questions!!! Thanks for posting this comment!
Ok I just finished watching it. And can I just say OMFG!!! WTAF!!! Crazy thing, radium was still being used till 1970! I’ve just opened up a rabbit hole and about to go diving down. Apparently it was used in more than just watch faces. So now I want to know what else it’s in. I have a lot of antiques. Could I possibly have anything made with it? Guess I’ll find out
Watching NOWWWW
Thank you for telling us. Thank you
Added to my list! Thanks!
I was in a professional production in Texas of “These Shining Lives”, a show about Radium Girls. I got to play the shady company manager. It’s a beautiful show. Highly recommend seeing it if it’s ever produced at a theater near you.
What a horrifying story! 😮😵 RIP to all of the ladies! 🙏🏾
Pretty sure all the body's have been dug up and lead shielding has been put in place and then reburied them but you will still get some sort of reading on a survey meter. I live in NJ and I also work for the state in radiation protection. I love that you covered this topic! It is so interesting and sad at the same time but the Radium girls started a whole new field and I personally wouldn't have the job I do without all their efforts in getting justice for themselves and all the workers!
Stay safe while your keeping others safe and speak up if you see something wrong. Your doing great work ❤️
And I'm sitting here left wondering how you even got interested in that field?
I was asking myself if any protection was put in place to prevent the bodies from poisoning the environment. Thank you for answering my question 👍
literally every episode you manage to look the best ever, all while telling these creepy stories. that's talent! keep going girl!
Couldn’t agree more! ❤️
Yep!
When I am at the antique stores near me and I find old radium glass not being behind a case or bagged...it gives me anxiety. I tell the store owner that shouldn't be out for everyone to touch. 🤦♀️
Did not even know this was a thing. How scary!
You should 100% sell a dark history book. Particularly since many schools are no longer teaching real history.
I remember learning about this in school they said the victims would break their ankles or legs just from walking across the floor.
Can’t imagine how painful life must have been for them.
Horrible
My grandmother actually told me about this years ago. And I just recently watched the movie about this. Those poor women. Tragic doesn't even begin to cover it.
The movie is amazing
@@insanelittlesilk What's the name of the movie??
I'd recommended this month's back and super happy to see it done. It's such an interesting case and important. I'd read that their jaws fell off, their backs would collapse, all kinds of painful bone and joint problems. So sad. At least we are talking about them, they deserve that much.
I read the book called RADIUM GIRLS. This story is so much more horrible and goes into so much detail that just can't be done in 45 minutes. But Bailey you did a great job trying to condense all this info in a short amount of time! Great job!
This story is so wild, there was a play written about The Radium Girls of the same name!! My highschool put on the show and no one could believe it was based on a real story!!
Same !!!!
Mine as well! I’m actually an actress, so I was in it, and the research we did on it was just insane. The fact that these women were working with radium that many of them suspected was dangerous and then were completely dismissed and ignored
Mondays and Thursdays are literally my favorite days of the weeks now because of you! Keep thriving queen 👑 🔥
I listen to her especially when I’m doing homework. I’ll replay some of the ones I’ve already watched just bc there’s so much comfort in playing her videos 😂
She's THEE QUEEN 👑❤👸
@@emiliawoodward4663 100% do the same 😂😂
"Just hormones." Gaslighting at it's finest.
I love your dark history room!!! The colors, the lighting, it looks so cozy and comfy 😍 I feel like we're at a slumber party - complete with giant story book and story telling. It's a pretty fun time! Don't worry Bailey, I got the popcorn ;)
It was The Big Comfy Couch when I was younger... Now it's the Dark History Couch when I'm older 😍
I absolutely love all of your videos, you always look so amazing and it's crazy how much work you put into these videos
The big comfy couch was exactly where my mind went. Lol
I went to the comments specifically for the Big Comfy Couch reference hahaha
Sad thing is nothing's changed. "Money over everything." We don't rly know the extent of damage our cell phones are doing to us that companies are paying to hide.
and EVEN now...any time a woman speaks up about something she's blatantly pushed into a corner and "man-splained" away as being hysterical or manipulative. Nothing scares this world more EVEN NOW than an educated, unapologetic woman.
And what makes Condoms so lubed ?
imagine losing the feelings in said part's..
We know more than those radium girls lol. The truth is, that even if it was proven to cause us serious harm we would still use them because we rely on them too much now days. Most people don’t even have a landline anymore.
XXo. You are SO right. It’s an “inconvenient truth” since we love our phones. Imagine the toxicity when 5 G kicks in !!!
@@angiecats5298 it’s like walking into walmart Knowing that there’s warnings about it cancer
So happy you did this story !! Their story needs to be shared!!
Love love this podcast! Binge watching all day and still going! Perfect for the stormy weather we are having in Texas ! Thank you!
When I learned about this in school, my teacher also brought up Canary Girls, the women who worked in the munitions factories and were exposed to TNT and cordite which gave them jaundice or just turned them yellow
I would love to hear you take on Agent Orange next! I currently have a family member who is a child of Agent Orange and it’s reaped terrible havoc on her body.
Ok now I’m curious, what is agent orange??
@@stacisimpson4312It's a pesticide the U.S used in Vietnam. They dumped this stuff off planes into the jungle to destroy foliage and cover the vietcong were using to hide. This poisoned the wildlife to this day, which has caused tons of birth defects for unsuspecting people years after the war
I lost my dad because of Agent Orange. 😭💔
Ironically, my Lyme disease diagnosis (that took 5 years to figure out) it what led me down the Agent Orange rabbit hole. I would LOVE if Bailey would cover that topic! 🖤
Really sorry to hear about your family member!! ❤️
I am SO glad you're talking about the radium women. Their story is so heartbreaking, and they fought for better working conditions for everyone 💔
Thank you Bailey for covering this topic.
I’m a huge fan from Brazil and this story reminded me of the Goiânia accident in 1987, a big radioactive accident that happened where some people found a glowing rock and carried it around, like on the bus, showed their neighbors, and unfortunately a lot of people died. Theres a great video from Felipe Castanhari (canal nostalgia) you would LOVE IT
I'll check it out!
@@MissM.789 it’s amazing, animated and has subtitles! ❤️
That's so wild! At the same time sad and scary. A must see.
I think Plainly Difficult may have also covered it. He covers a lot of radioactive etc incidents. (Either PD or Fascinating History. I get the two mixed up sometimes as to who covered what!) x
@@layscrzt just watched it! It's so sad. That poor little girl getting buried by a crane.
It’s so sad they had to go through that when the men were protected in suits and aprons next door. The book The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women is a MUST read. Thanks Bailey 💕Happy New Year everyone
Absolutely love this series keep up the amazing work
I learned about this in my first year of Pre-Med, and these ladies also used to sprinkle the Radium Dust in their hair before they went dancing because it made their curls glow. Radium was in everything. When they licked their brushes, they purposely swallowed the dust because they were told that it was healthy. These poor women. What a disgrace. Unfortunately today there are Companies that STILL put their workers lives at risk for Money!
"You know what else is poisonous? Abuse in the workplace!" Great Story Bailey!! Thanks again for teaching us! 🤗🥰🤗
This reminds me of of the dark history of leaded gasoline. Not only were workers poisoned, but lead was being spread in the air from cars. They finally banned it in 1986. The person who discovered this was trying to determine the age of the earth, and had to invent the clean room to do his experiments because of the widespread lead contamination everywhere.
You're right. We are lucky (in at least this respect) that products are tested for safety before being marketed. The lead though is quite scary too. We're still dealing with the after effects of that today.
Every time I've heard this story it has been very brief and details are glossed over. I love your detail of this story telling and that you brought up the names of these poor women.
I knew a bit about that story, but your documentary was so fascinating and you told it so well. I also love your 'I Dream of Jeannie' bottle decor. Beautiful.
"I can't recall their names" ... as Oprah said it is so important to say the names of victims to reclaim a sense humanity in the tragedy. Production workers may have more protective right now than during this time but they are still taken advantage of
Oprah is evil
@@showmethemonny5796 How? What did she do?
Did bailey say this?
@@angelicavences9357 no, the person on stand said that
@@showmethemonny5796 how so
My great grandma was born in 1917. She died at 97. It’s crazy to me to think she’s lived thru SO much
My stepfather was born in Russia in 1901. He moved to Canada in 1923 and became a teacher. Imagine what HE knew!! He wrote a book about it. Not widely available though
It's crazy how this happened when in the 1800 they had the match girls dying from the phosphorus in making matches!
There's so many amazing women I'm history!
Glad to have you back Bailey!! 💜
We learned about this freshman year in highschool and all the girls were asked to write a monologue in the perspective of a radium girl and the best ones performed it in a Radium Girls production. I still have the dvd with the recording of mine on stage :)
Wow. That is really cool. Maybe post it here on CZcams. Sounds cool. I would watch it.
Post it I would watch it :)
1000 ways to die taught me about the radium girls but I never saw it mentioned in school history or elsewhere. I'm really glad you're going into depth about these unfortunate women, they deserved better.
Same!
There is a movie called radium girls. You should watch if you havent yet.
This is so terrible, I'm in tears... Also angry. But at least their got some justice.
Thank you for telling their story, Baily ♥
I have read, listened to, and seen several things on this and yet seeing Bailey attached to a video of it I could not help myself.