In the 1920s when radium paint was introduced into the manufacture of clock dials in a New Jersey factory, the dangers of the newly developed material were still to be discovered.

The Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum has a permanent exhibit dedicated to the young women who used radium paint ...

Kate Moore (authorkatemoore) on BuzzFeed - I am the author of The Radium Girls, the incredible true story of the American women who stood up and fought for justice and in so doing changed the world.