Radium Girls

A form of Radium Girl — A female factory worker who contracted radiation poisoning from luminous paint (containing radium) used in watch dials in the early 20th century.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Radium Girl
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Radium Girls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Radium%20Girls

MLA

“Radium Girls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Radium%20Girls. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Radium Girls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Radium%20Girls.

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