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Graves-Hume Public Library hosting Radium Dial Girls of Ottawa presentation · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Graves Hume Public Library hosting Radium Dial Girls of Ottawa presentation. Written
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by Matthias Werner This article is being read by an automated voice
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brought to you by Everlet. The story of the radium dial Girls
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of Ottawa still shines a light on workplace safety decades later and
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Lorraine McAllister is about to revisit their legacy. The Library announced in
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a news release that it is hosting McAllister, the president of the
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Reddick Mansion Association, for a presentation on the Radium Girls of Ottawa
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at 6 p.m. On Thursday, November 19th. The program is free and
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open to the public according to the release. No library card or
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registration is required. Learn all about the conditions these women were working
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in while painting with radium paint and how their struggle helped to
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change workplace conditions forever. The Graves Hume Public Library is located at
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1401 Watts. Main Saint for more information, call 815-538-5142.