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The Workers’ Memorial Theater Project 2015
In honor of Workers’ Memorial Day — an international day of remembrance of those who lost life and limb in the workplace or from workplace exposures, commemorated on April 28th each year — the Grasse River Players and the Occupational Health Clinical Center present: · Four performances of These Shining Lives (April 22, 23, 24, & 25) · 36-page historical and educational booklet · Displays about workers’ health and safety · Post-show discussions
A Powerful Tribute These Shining Lives, by Melanie Marnich tells the story of the “Radium Girls”, young women, in the 1920’s and 30’s, who earned a living by painting watch and clock faces with radium-infused paint, in order to make the time pieces glow in the dark. Nobody questioned the safety of radium in 1922, when the US Radium Corporation started making watches in Ottawa, Illinois, as radium was thought to be a cure-all. Once the connection between the radium in the paint and the debilitating and disfiguring illnesses that took the lives of so many women could not be denied, some of the girls sued the companies responsible. The true story of these young female workers who tried, as they were dying, to have their voices heard over the voices of corporate power is a powerful tribute to their courage. The plight of the Radium Girls became an impetus for tighter occupational health and safety laws nationwide. Additional Information
Seating is limited, so reserve tickets now!
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7:30pm to 10:00pm
Adult - Wednesday, April 22: $10.00
All Ages
800 315 744-0651 PAST EVENTS
Wednesday, April 22nd
Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton Past Event
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