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 ...

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, ...

When the girls mixed the paint, radium dust got everywhere, making everything glow, including the girls. Dials were painted with fine camel-hair brushes, but the bristles tended to spread.