We follow the girls as they discover the effect from radium poisoning and fight for their day in court against their former employer. Their courage paved the way for the rights of workers and ...

The Susquehanna University Theatre Department will present “These Shining Lives,” a poignant drama by Melanie Marnich that brings to light the true story of the "Radium Girls” — women who ...

REPORTER AT LARGE about the effect of radio-activity on human beings, & about the Atomic Energy Commission's search for the surviving dial painters, the world's first victoms of radium poisoning.

Instantly they felt burns. No one knew better than Ladenburg and Van Voorhis that radium poisoning rots flesh & bone, finally kills. Terrified they ripped off their clothes, wiped their skins with ...

Even if radium could always be used effectively, there is not enough radium in the world to fill the present need. Not much more than two pounds — roughly $18,000,000 worth — is now available; ...

and subsequently faced dire challenges due to radium poisoning. This play details their journey of seeking justice, keeping hope alive and showing the nation how workers — particularly working women — ...

"She was eventually diagnosed as being afflicted with aplastic anemia, which can have several origins, one being radiation poisoning," said Dennison, who recalls his mom having a "weak constitution" ...

In the early 1900s, radium water was marketed as an “energy booster” until people realized radiation poisoning is, in fact, deadly. Today’s version of longevity snake oil includes treatments ...