In 1917, scores of patriotic young women, later known as “radium girls,” counted themselves lucky to have landed war work at a large warehouse complex in Orange, New Jersey. The pay was ...

Journey from a small New England farm to the factories of Lowell to learn about the life and work of a mill girl. 5.T4.4. On a map of New England, locate cities and towns that played important roles ...

But Theatre Baton Rouge's Young Actors Program will look at this true life story through the eyes of only three Radium factory girls when it opens "Radium Girls" on Friday in its Studio Theatre ...