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Kate Moore Quote: “The residue from radium extraction looked like seaside sand, and the company had offloaded this industrial waste by selling it to schools and playgrounds to use in their children’s sandboxes; kids’ shoes were reported to have turned white because of it, while one little boy complained to his mother of a burning sensation in his hands.”

51. “The residue from radium extraction looked like seaside sand, and the company had offloaded this industrial waste by selling it to schools and playgrounds to use in their children’s sandboxes; kids’ shoes were reported to have turned white because of it, while one little boy complained to his mother of a burning sensation in his hands.”

Kate Moore Quote: “On June 7, 1925, the first male employee of the United States Radium Corporation died. “The first case that was called to my attention,” Martland later remarked, “was a Dr. Leman.”7.”

52. “On June 7, 1925, the first male employee of the United States Radium Corporation died. “The first case that was called to my attention,” Martland later remarked, “was a Dr. Leman.”7.”

Kate Moore Quote: “No one heeded the warnings of Thomas Edison, working just a few miles away in sight of the Orange plant, who once remarked, ‘There may be a condition into which radium has not yet entered that would produce dire results; everybody handling it should have a care.”

53. “No one heeded the warnings of Thomas Edison, working just a few miles away in sight of the Orange plant, who once remarked, ‘There may be a condition into which radium has not yet entered that would produce dire results; everybody handling it should have a care.”

Kate Moore Quote: “It’s a book that is set over 160 year ago. A lot has changed. A lot hasn’t. We are only just beginning to appreciate exactly how a person’s powerlessness may lead to struggles with their mental health. With our understanding, statics showing higher rates of mental illness in women, people of color and other disenfranchised groups become translated into truth. NOT a biological deficiency as doctors first thought. But a cultural creation that, if wanted to, we could do something about.”

54. “It’s a book that is set over 160 year ago. A lot has changed. A lot hasn’t. We are only just beginning to appreciate exactly how a person’s powerlessness may lead to struggles with their mental health. With our understanding, statics showing higher rates of mental illness in women, people of color and other disenfranchised groups become translated into truth. NOT a biological deficiency as doctors first thought. But a cultural creation that, if wanted to, we could do something about.”

Kate Moore Quote: “New Jersey was nicknamed the Garden State for its high agricultural production, but in truth it was just as productive industrially.”

55. “New Jersey was nicknamed the Garden State for its high agricultural production, but in truth it was just as productive industrially.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Even the commissioner of the Department of Labor, Andrew McBride, who had previously seemed reluctant to intervene, now beat the drum of change. He made a personal visit to the Orange studio and asked why the Drinkers’ safety recommendations had not been put into effect; he was informed that the firm “did not agree with them all, many of them had already been followed, and some were impractical.”32.”

56. “Even the commissioner of the Department of Labor, Andrew McBride, who had previously seemed reluctant to intervene, now beat the drum of change. He made a personal visit to the Orange studio and asked why the Drinkers’ safety recommendations had not been put into effect; he was informed that the firm “did not agree with them all, many of them had already been followed, and some were impractical.”32.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Yet she was brave about it. “It had to be done,” she went on, “had to be told, or else how would we be able to fight for the justice that was due us?”13.”

57. “Yet she was brave about it. “It had to be done,” she went on, “had to be told, or else how would we be able to fight for the justice that was due us?”13.”

Kate Moore Quote: “The asylum was, in short, a “storage unit for unsatisfactory wives.”19 They’d been, Elizabeth observed archly, “put here, like me, to get rid of them.”

58. “The asylum was, in short, a “storage unit for unsatisfactory wives.”19 They’d been, Elizabeth observed archly, “put here, like me, to get rid of them.”

Kate Moore Quote: “It was no coincidence that the word hysteria, in fact, derives from the ancient Greek for uterus.”

59. “It was no coincidence that the word hysteria, in fact, derives from the ancient Greek for uterus.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Night and rainy days are the worst times.”

60. “Night and rainy days are the worst times.”

Kate Moore Quote: “In 1978, researchers exhumed Peg’s body from St. Columba Cemetery, where she had been resting alongside her parents. They discovered she had 19,500 microcuries of radium in her bones – one of the highest quantities found. It was more than 1,000 times the amount scientists then considered safe.”

61. “In 1978, researchers exhumed Peg’s body from St. Columba Cemetery, where she had been resting alongside her parents. They discovered she had 19,500 microcuries of radium in her bones – one of the highest quantities found. It was more than 1,000 times the amount scientists then considered safe.”

Kate Moore Quote: “The state, in fact, had somewhat pioneering legislation; a new law had come in only that January that made industrial diseases compensable. But – and it was a big but – only nine diseases were on the permitted list, and there was a five-month statute of limitations, meaning any legal claim had to be filed within five months of the point of injury.”

62. “The state, in fact, had somewhat pioneering legislation; a new law had come in only that January that made industrial diseases compensable. But – and it was a big but – only nine diseases were on the permitted list, and there was a five-month statute of limitations, meaning any legal claim had to be filed within five months of the point of injury.”

Kate Moore Quote: “It is an offense against Morals and Humanity,” he concluded, “and, just incidentally, against the law.”

63. “It is an offense against Morals and Humanity,” he concluded, “and, just incidentally, against the law.”

Kate Moore Quote: “I cannot keep my little home.”8 She explained: “I do what I can, but my husband does most of the work.”9.”

64. “I cannot keep my little home.”8 She explained: “I do what I can, but my husband does most of the work.”9.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Flinn, too, continued on with his work. He had come across a treasure trove of information, supplied to him unwittingly by Katherine Wiley. “I went to see Dr. Flinn,” Wiley later recalled, “and found him most interested. He said that he would be glad to have the names and addresses of all the sick girls that I knew.”8.”

65. “Flinn, too, continued on with his work. He had come across a treasure trove of information, supplied to him unwittingly by Katherine Wiley. “I went to see Dr. Flinn,” Wiley later recalled, “and found him most interested. He said that he would be glad to have the names and addresses of all the sick girls that I knew.”8.”

Kate Moore Quote: “The amount of radium in the paint may have been small, but by the time you had been swallowing it every single day for three or four or five years in a row, there was enough there to cause you damage – particularly when, as the Drinkers had already realized, radium was even more potent internally, and headed straight for your bones.”

66. “The amount of radium in the paint may have been small, but by the time you had been swallowing it every single day for three or four or five years in a row, there was enough there to cause you damage – particularly when, as the Drinkers had already realized, radium was even more potent internally, and headed straight for your bones.”

Kate Moore Quote: “The nineteenth-century medical notes of supposed madwomen place particular emphasis on their appearance. An unbuttoned blouse, an undone bun, or even simple carelessness of dress was considered damning evidence a woman’s mind roamed free from its moorings.”

67. “The nineteenth-century medical notes of supposed madwomen place particular emphasis on their appearance. An unbuttoned blouse, an undone bun, or even simple carelessness of dress was considered damning evidence a woman’s mind roamed free from its moorings.”

Kate Moore Quote: “The law did not apply to married women. They could be received at an asylum simply “by the request of the husband.”4 Because married women at that time in the eyes of the law were “civilly dead.”5.”

68. “The law did not apply to married women. They could be received at an asylum simply “by the request of the husband.”4 Because married women at that time in the eyes of the law were “civilly dead.”5.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Frances’s father also worked for the firm. Though he was “sure”4 that Frances’s job had killed her, he “did not dare make any kick about it”5 for fear of being sacked. Oh, for such obedient employees.”

69. “Frances’s father also worked for the firm. Though he was “sure”4 that Frances’s job had killed her, he “did not dare make any kick about it”5 for fear of being sacked. Oh, for such obedient employees.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Mary Jane, aged just three, said hers in “a tiny piping voice”22 that carried through the quiet house. As her mother lay downstairs – perhaps, to her young mind, merely sleeping – Mary Jane prayed as she had always learned to do. “God bless Mommie and Daddy.”

70. “Mary Jane, aged just three, said hers in “a tiny piping voice”22 that carried through the quiet house. As her mother lay downstairs – perhaps, to her young mind, merely sleeping – Mary Jane prayed as she had always learned to do. “God bless Mommie and Daddy.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Because in the nineteenth century – and beyond – women were supposed to be calm, compliant angels. They were even encouraged, for their health, to endeavor “to feel indifferent to every sensation.”

71. “Because in the nineteenth century – and beyond – women were supposed to be calm, compliant angels. They were even encouraged, for their health, to endeavor “to feel indifferent to every sensation.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Archives show that clitoridectomies to correct “emotional disorder”43 were performed as late as the 1940s. The last recorded case was on a five-year-old girl.”

72. “Archives show that clitoridectomies to correct “emotional disorder”43 were performed as late as the 1940s. The last recorded case was on a five-year-old girl.”

Kate Moore Quote: “The girls,” remembered a local resident of the time, “were ‘good Catholic girls’ who were raised not to challenge authority.”

73. “The girls,” remembered a local resident of the time, “were ‘good Catholic girls’ who were raised not to challenge authority.”

Kate Moore Quote: “The law gave him power “to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement.”

74. “The law gave him power “to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement.”

Kate Moore Quote: “That is the voice of the ghost women speaking not only here in this room but to the world. This voice is going to strike the shackles off the industrial slaves of America. You girls have rights to better laws. That’s what the society is going to work for.”

75. “That is the voice of the ghost women speaking not only here in this room but to the world. This voice is going to strike the shackles off the industrial slaves of America. You girls have rights to better laws. That’s what the society is going to work for.”

Kate Moore Quote: “And yes, they called her crazy. But if that’s crazy, we should stand back and admire. For just look at what “crazy” can do.”

76. “And yes, they called her crazy. But if that’s crazy, we should stand back and admire. For just look at what “crazy” can do.”

Kate Moore Quote: “I agree not to be connected with, directly or indirectly, any other cases against the United States Radium Corporation, nor to render assistance to any persons in any actions against said Company, nor to furnish data or information to any such persons in matters against said Company.”

77. “I agree not to be connected with, directly or indirectly, any other cases against the United States Radium Corporation, nor to render assistance to any persons in any actions against said Company, nor to furnish data or information to any such persons in matters against said Company.”

Kate Moore Quote: “The company was also likely familiar with Flinn’s work with the Ethyl Corporation in early 1925, when the doctor had been hired to find evidence that leaded gas was safe.”

78. “The company was also likely familiar with Flinn’s work with the Ethyl Corporation in early 1925, when the doctor had been hired to find evidence that leaded gas was safe.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Just think!” Elizabeth later exclaimed. “Forty men and women clubbed together to get me imprisoned just because I chose to think my own thoughts, and speak my own words!”

79. “Just think!” Elizabeth later exclaimed. “Forty men and women clubbed together to get me imprisoned just because I chose to think my own thoughts, and speak my own words!”

Kate Moore Quote: “I must defend myself,” she realized, “or go undefended.”21 Because no one was coming to save her. She had to save herself.”

80. “I must defend myself,” she realized, “or go undefended.”21 Because no one was coming to save her. She had to save herself.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Dr. Flinn, who pronounced that his tests showed “there is no radium”28 in the women; he was convinced, he said, that their health problems were caused by nerves. This was a common response to women’s occupational illnesses, which were often first attributed to female hysteria. The World, for one, was utterly unconvinced.”

81. “Dr. Flinn, who pronounced that his tests showed “there is no radium”28 in the women; he was convinced, he said, that their health problems were caused by nerves. This was a common response to women’s occupational illnesses, which were often first attributed to female hysteria. The World, for one, was utterly unconvinced.”

Kate Moore Quote: “She had “suffered so frightfully that her mind seemed affected.”

82. “She had “suffered so frightfully that her mind seemed affected.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Radium eats the bone,” an interview with Grace later said, “as steadily and surely as fire burns wood.”

83. “Radium eats the bone,” an interview with Grace later said, “as steadily and surely as fire burns wood.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Katherine wrote when they first arrived. “I enjoyed that because someone helped me to take it. A maid is a fine thing to have when you are sick.”27.”

84. “Katherine wrote when they first arrived. “I enjoyed that because someone helped me to take it. A maid is a fine thing to have when you are sick.”27.”

Kate Moore Quote: “A maid is a fine thing to have when you are sick.”

85. “A maid is a fine thing to have when you are sick.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Is there no man in this crowd to protect this woman?” Rebecca Blessing shouted, pacing the platform. “Is there no man among you? If I were a man, I would seize hold upon her!”

86. “Is there no man in this crowd to protect this woman?” Rebecca Blessing shouted, pacing the platform. “Is there no man among you? If I were a man, I would seize hold upon her!”

Kate Moore Quote: “With a half-life of 1,600 years, radium could take its time to make itself known.”

87. “With a half-life of 1,600 years, radium could take its time to make itself known.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Helen was nervously smoking a cigarette.”

88. “Helen was nervously smoking a cigarette.”

Kate Moore Quote: “The mainstream position as understood by most people was that the effects of radium were all positive;.”

89. “The mainstream position as understood by most people was that the effects of radium were all positive;.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Reed swore “he never told anyone, nor ever heard anyone tell, Catherine Donohue or other employees radium wouldn’t hurt them.”

90. “Reed swore “he never told anyone, nor ever heard anyone tell, Catherine Donohue or other employees radium wouldn’t hurt them.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Peg started out, as did all the new girls, by painting the Big Ben alarm clocks that Westclox produced. He was “a rugged handsome fellow”9 of a clock, with a dial that measured about 10 centimeters across, giving him nice big numbers for the less experienced girls to paint.”

91. “Peg started out, as did all the new girls, by painting the Big Ben alarm clocks that Westclox produced. He was “a rugged handsome fellow”9 of a clock, with a dial that measured about 10 centimeters across, giving him nice big numbers for the less experienced girls to paint.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Judge William Clark was a hugely respected man. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth – he was the grandson of a senator; the family estate was called Peachcroft –.”

92. “Judge William Clark was a hugely respected man. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth – he was the grandson of a senator; the family estate was called Peachcroft –.”

Kate Moore Quote: “And another patient went further: “INSANE ASYLUM. A place where insanity is made.”23.”

93. “And another patient went further: “INSANE ASYLUM. A place where insanity is made.”23.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Why should I be so afflicted?” she would later ask. “I have never harmed a living thing. What have I done to be so punished?”

94. “Why should I be so afflicted?” she would later ask. “I have never harmed a living thing. What have I done to be so punished?”

Kate Moore Quote: “The firm had employed over one thousand women during its lifetime; four deaths from such a number was probably to be expected. The company therefore concluded confidently: “We do not recognize that there is any such hazard in the occupation.”3.”

95. “The firm had employed over one thousand women during its lifetime; four deaths from such a number was probably to be expected. The company therefore concluded confidently: “We do not recognize that there is any such hazard in the occupation.”3.”

Kate Moore Quote: “In all, they saw an illness that they knew not how to treat, although they never let the girls see their perplexity; the dial-painters would never have had the audacity to question them anyway.”

96. “In all, they saw an illness that they knew not how to treat, although they never let the girls see their perplexity; the dial-painters would never have had the audacity to question them anyway.”

Kate Moore Quote: “Because married women at that time in the eyes of the law were “civilly dead.”5 They were not citizens, they were shadows:.”

97. “Because married women at that time in the eyes of the law were “civilly dead.”5 They were not citizens, they were shadows:.”

Kate Moore Quote: “That class of men who wish to rule woman, seem intent on destroying her reason.”

98. “That class of men who wish to rule woman, seem intent on destroying her reason.”

Kate Moore Quote: “That was the tragedy. Radium had been known to be.”

99. “That was the tragedy. Radium had been known to be.”

Kate Moore Quote: “One dial-painter, known as a “lively Italian girl,”13 painted the material all over her teeth one night before a date, wanting a smile that would knock him dead.”

100. “One dial-painter, known as a “lively Italian girl,”13 painted the material all over her teeth one night before a date, wanting a smile that would knock him dead.”

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