History Department Spring Soiree
Self-luminous paint that contains radium on an old clock. https://images-of-elements.com/radium.php
Mrs. Erin Becker-Boris shares her research on the convergence of women, labor, and the environment in her talk, “Great Grandma Barrett was a Shining Woman: New York City Radium Dial Painters & Industrial Disease.” Her talk will be followed by three Metropolitan State alumni sharing their thoughts on studying history. There will be time for questions and discussion.
Becker-Boris is a local historian from Long Island, New York. Her work in museums grapples with investing local peoples in their resources (archaeological, historical, and environmental) as stakeholders through outreach, education, and the development of public programming. She has written for Gotham Center for New York History, New York History Blog, Read More Science, H-Net Environment, and Global Maritime History. She is the cohost of the Scholars Beyond the Tower: Conversations from our Fields podcast.