About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic story of the Radium Girls and the cover-up surrounding their health issues caused by radium exposure.

They called them the "ghost girls" – young women who glowed in the dark after painting watches with radium. The company told them it was safe. They knew it wasn't. When the women started dying, the cover-up began: forged reports, fake doctors, lies on death certificates. The conspiracy nearly worked. But dying women make stubborn enemies. Keep up with Conspiracy Theories!Instagram: @⁠theconspiracypod⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@conspiracy.pod⁠ Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at https://ziprecruiter.com/THEORY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• radium girls
• cover-up
• conspiracy
• health risks

Keywords

• ghost girls
• forged reports
• fake doctors
• death certificates

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