"Radium Girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Radium Girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Radium Girl}} Radium Girl (plural Radium Girls)
  1. (US, historical) A female factory worker who contracted radiation poisoning from luminous paint (containing radium) used in watch dials in the early 20th century. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Female people, Historical events, History of the United States, Occupations, People, Radioactivity, Radium
    Sense id: en-Radium_Girl-en-noun-ld89EA64 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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