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Radium Girl
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thumb|Some Radium Girls at work.
Noun
Radium Girl
en US historical A female factory worker who contracted radiation poisoning from luminous paint (containing radium) used in watch dials in the early 20th century.
See also
en 0 watch face radium jaw
en Female people Historical events History of the United States Occupations People Radioactivity Radium