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Illustration from Dangerous trades; the historical, social, and legal aspects of industrial occupations as affecting health, by a number of experts, edited by Thomas Oliver, 1902
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The collection of white lead for paint manufacturing during the 19th century was one of the “dangerous trades” in Thomas Oliver’s studies of industrial hazards. The filling and emptying of white lead stoves in factories were largely done by women until 1898 when the White Lead Commission determined the work to be too “detrimental to female life.” In the image, a woman protects herself from lead fumes with a mask.
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