Inside ‘Phossy Jaw,’ The Deadly Condition That Plagued 19th-Century Matchstick Girls
Throughout industrial Britain and America, young women employed at matchmaking factories and working closely with toxic chemicals developed a brutal disease known as “phossy jaw" — which caused their jawbones to literally rot.
By Genevieve Carlton
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Feb 4, 2021
Inside ‘Phossy Jaw,’ The Deadly Condition That Plagued 19th-Century Matchstick Girls
Throughout industrial Britain and America, young women employed at matchmaking factories and working closely with toxic chemicals developed a brutal disease known as “phossy jaw" — which caused their jawbones to literally rot.
By Genevieve Carlton
•
February 4, 2021