Hundreds of women and girls were exposed to a radioactive chemical at an Illinois factory in the 1920s. Years later, they helped change workplace safety standards. In the early 1900s, radium was all ...

Beginning this Friday and running through Sunday, March 22, the Red Mask Players will present Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory.

Maybe the girls thought it was cool at first. They could walk through the night streets without worrying about streetlights guiding their way, because they were the light. People around town called ...

Set in the 1920's when little was known about the effects of radioactive substances, "Radium Girls" is a story of how negligence and prejudice can lead to tragedy. The dial painters slowly realized ...

In November, I attended North High School’s production of “Radium Girls.” I found the story compelling and decided to read the book the play is based on — “The Radium Girls” by Kate Moore. Moore tells ...

“Radium Girls” is the true story of a group of women who worked for the U.S. Radium Corporation in the 1930s. The women want to learn what is causing the mysterious illnesses that is killing them.

The Masquers community theater group is staging the play "Radium Girls" in Manitowoc. The play is based on the true story of female factory workers in the 1920s who suffered from radium poisoning.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Braden Huckaby, as Tom Kreider, at left, and Natalie Cantu, as Grace Fryer, look at wall paper samples for the nursery during a rehearsal for the North Drama’s ...