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First published 2025 by Cornell University Press
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Derickson, Alan author.
Title: Fighting toxic ignorance : origins of the right to know about workplace health hazards / Alan Derickson.
Description: Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2025. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024021858 (print) | LCCN 2024021859 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501780196 paperback | ISBN 9781501780189 hardcover | ISBN 9781501780219 pdf | ISBN 9781501780202 epub
Subjects: LCSH: Industrial hygiene—United States—History—20th century. | Disclosure of information—United States—History—20th century. | Work environment—United States—History—20th century. | Occupational diseases—Risk factors—United States—History. | Health risk communication—United States—History—20th century. | Communication in industrial safety—United States—History—20th century.
Classification: LCC HD7654 .D47 2025 (print) | LCC HD7654 (ebook) | DDC 363.110973—dc23/eng/20240827
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024021858
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024021859
Cover image: African American coke oven workers, date unknown. NIOSH/DSHEFS.