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 ...

A century ago, radium in scant quantities was thought to be healthful. People sipped it diluted in water and applied makeup made with it. They consumed milk and butter laced with it and brushed their ...

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 ...

This is the story of a woman who, in the midst of unimaginable suffering, persevered in her Catholic faith. Catherine Wolfe Donohue’s suffering began in her childhood. She was born in Ottawa, Illinois ...

Theatre TSC opens its first show of the season "Radium Girls," at Turner Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Show times are Oct. 3-5 and 11-12 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. Come hell or high water ...

In 1922, an exciting new opportunity came to the women of Ottawa, Illinois. The Radium Dial Company opened a factory and began hiring well-paid female employees by the dozen. Their job was to paint ...

Riverfield Theatre Company is bringing history to life with its upcoming production of Radium Girls, a play inspired by the true story of young women who worked as dial painters in the 1920s and ...

The Fort Morgan High School Drama Department will shine a light on a dark piece of American business history when it stages “Radium Girls” as the school’s spring play at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Friday ...