"Their legacy is the fact that people today have a right to a safe work environment and if there are workplace hazards, the employer can be held responsible and needs to 1) correct those hazards and 2) compensate employees who have been affected in negative ways by those hazards."
~ Personal interview with Lori Saliby, granddaughter of Adele Ruth, Radium Girl. (2025)
"Radium Girls work in a factory of the United States Radium Corporation, circa 1922. All women or girls using radium paint with no protection or warnings." (Vintage News Daily)
Salma Hassan, Sohyla Hassan
Luminous Lives, Remarkable Legacy: The Radium Girls' Fight for Workplace Rights and Employer Responsibilities
Junior Division
Junior Group Website
Student-Composed Words: 1,200
Multimedia: 3:00 Minutes
Process Paper Word Count: 500