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1. What is the significance of the choice by the Radium Luminous Material Corporation to use the term "studio" (3) to mean the worksite?

The use of the term "studio" (3) contributed to the glamor seen by the local young women as inherent to the radium industry. The idea of a studio rather than a warehouse or a factory would have intrigued the young women in the area, as it would have conjured in their minds an association within the art world. Modernism was also at its peak during this time, so the art world would have represented a significant draw to prospective employees. The craze around radium was also at its peak during this time in America and the association with this wonder element, coupled with the term "studio" (3) for the worksite, signaled to prospective workers that landing a position at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation would be a unique and delightful departure from the monotony on offer at other plants in the area.

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