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 ...

"These women had suffered and endured so much," 22-year-old filmmaker Emma Watts said. "They've been waiting so long for ...

ROCK SPRINGS — The watch factory workers moved with precision similar to the timepieces they produced, never knowing that death lurked invisibly in their midst. Delicate hands deftly applied ...

Theatrikos Theatre Company will present a one-night-only readers theatre production of Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory, directed by Adam Wintz. This powerful performance will take place on Saturday ...

The McClellan Theatre performed the classic Radium Girls play on March 13, 14 and 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. “It is being done at this particular time in recognition of Women’s History Month,” Dennis Zuelke, ...

An Augustana College student and filmmaker is determined to shed light on the stories of the Illinois radium girls, a group of female factory workers who ingested potentially deadly amounts of ...