Safe At Work: The Life Of Alice Hamilton
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English - May 20, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 595 ratingsNews Education curious city chicago investigation public radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Scientist Alice Hamilton’s investigations into toxins in Chicago’s factories led to some of the first workplace safety laws in the country. She was known for her “shoe leather” epidemiology, wearing out the soles of her shoes from all the trips she made to Chicago homes, factories and even saloons to figure out what was making people sick. Reporter Edie Rubinowitz has her story.