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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers unite against dangerous factory conditions in "Radium Girls," a new show opening at The Empty Space. The play is based on ...