{"product_id":"the-society-of-the-living-dead-the-illustrated-history-of-ottawas-radium-dial-scandal-paperback","title":"The Society of the Living Dead: The Illustrated History of Ottawa's Radium Dial Scandal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Ridings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will put pink cheeks on you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is what the managers of Radium Dial in Ottawa, Illinois, told the young women who painted radium on the faces of clock dials in the 1920s and 1930s. Instead, their teeth fell out and their jaws and bones disintegrated. Instead of putting pink in their cheeks, it put the women in their graves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe company knew the hazards of working with radium, but they took no safety precautions. They lied to the workers and they denied compensation to the victims. To avoid financial liability, Radium Dial closed its doors and reopened a few blocks away as Luminous Processes and continued its deadly work for another forty years. Radium Dial cared more about the health and profitability of its company than they cared about the health of the women who made the company profitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere really was a Society of the Living Dead, formed by the women who were dying from radium poisoning. Their astounding true story is told here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.2 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769306775840,"sku":"9781634992299","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/335f604180b66c85b36e4aca45aa9ec1.webp?v=1780345582","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-society-of-the-living-dead-the-illustrated-history-of-ottawas-radium-dial-scandal-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}