The Radium Girls: The Women Who Glowed in the Dark and Fought for Justice
In the gleaming factories of the 1920s, young women painted watch dials with luminous radium paint, instructed to lick their brushes to maintain a fine point. The work was considered glamorous—the paint made them glow in the dark, and they were called “ghost girls” at parties. But within years, their jaws began to crumble, their … Read more