Don't touch that dial: 'Radium Girls' sets scene at Empty Space

Workers unite against dangerous factory conditions in "Radium Girls," a new show opening at The Empty Space. The play is ...
LancasterOnline

Lancaster's radioactive watch dials

State radiation regulators reacted to the Scribbler’s March inquiry about two local watch-manufacturing companies that used radioactive materials by initiating a comprehensive investigation of the ...
Jezebel

Telling the Story of the Radium Girls, Who Died to Make Luminous Watch Dials

One of the applications for this is watches with luminous dials that you can see in the nighttime. Who went to work as dial painters for these watches? Well, they tended to be young girls. Records ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Mae Keane, One Of The Last 'Radium Girls,' Dies At 107

In the 1920s, working-class women were hired to paint radium onto glowing watch dials — and told to sharpen the brush with their lips. Dozens... Mae Keane, One Of The Last 'Radium Girls,' Dies At 107 ...
Seattle Times

‘The Radium Girls’ tells of the women whose deaths revolutionized the workplace

The young women sat in rows, heads bent, painting numbers on paper watch and clock faces with luminous paint. The numbers on the wristwatches and clock dials were so tiny, the workers needed a very ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘The Radium Girls’ book provides a cautionary tale

Through the first half of the 20th century in America, radium, a substance mined from the ground, was a source of fascination — it was used for everything from making watch dials glow in the dark, to ...
Yahoo

Central High School commemorates history with 'Radium Girls'

CHEYENNE — Inspired by a true story, “Radium Girls” takes the stage at Cheyenne’s Central High School on Oct. 24, 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. The play is based on the true story of the women and men who ...