From the first I became convinced that what I must look for was lead dust and lead fumes, that men were poisoned by breathing poisoned air, not by handling their food with unwashed hands.
It was impossible for me to believe that conditions in Europe could be worse than they were in the Polish section of Chicago, and in many Italian and… - Alice Hamilton
It was impossible for me to believe that conditions in Europe could be worse than they were in the Polish section of Chicago, and in many Italian and…
- Alice Hamilton
Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical pro… - Alice Hamilton
Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical pro…
From the first I became convinced that what I must look for was lead dust and lead fumes, that men were poisoned by breathing poisoned air, not by ha… - Alice Hamilton
From the first I became convinced that what I must look for was lead dust and lead fumes, that men were poisoned by breathing poisoned air, not by ha…
Everything I discovered was new and most of it was really valuable. - Alice Hamilton
Everything I discovered was new and most of it was really valuable.
There can be no intelligent control of the lead danger in industry unless it is based on the principle of keeping the air clear from dust and fumes. - Alice Hamilton
There can be no intelligent control of the lead danger in industry unless it is based on the principle of keeping the air clear from dust and fumes.
When employers tell me they prefer married men, and encourage their men to have homes of their own, because it makes them so much steadier, I wonder … - Alice Hamilton
When employers tell me they prefer married men, and encourage their men to have homes of their own, because it makes them so much steadier, I wonder …
Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation. - Alice Hamilton
Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation.
It was also my experience at Hull-House that aroused my interest in industrial diseases. - Alice Hamilton
It was also my experience at Hull-House that aroused my interest in industrial diseases.
It was easy to present figures demonstrating the contrast between lead work in the United States under conditions of neglect and ignorance, and compa… - Alice Hamilton
It was easy to present figures demonstrating the contrast between lead work in the United States under conditions of neglect and ignorance, and compa…
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