Fryer
link (1899 - 1933), a dial painter in New Jersey who was poisoned by the element, spearheaded a long, arduous fight against her employer to acknowledge the deadly repercussions of using radium and demanded compensation for the women who often unknowingly fell prey. Fryer spent years fighting
link for the Radium Girls and their case would go on to gain national media attention
link and establish legal precedents, having tremendous impact on labor rights and ushering in scientific advances.