In 1922, an exciting new opportunity came to the women of Ottawa, Illinois. The Radium Dial Company opened a factory and began hiring well-paid female employees by the dozen. Their job was to paint ...
From the early 20th century, luminescent elements such as radium, tritium, and Super-LumiNova have played a crucial role in pilot’s watches. They have been implemented to ensure optimal readability ...
Kate Moore's new book digs into the short, painful lives of the Radium Girls, who worked painting luminous dials on watches and clocks — and... Dark Lives Of 'The Radium Girls' Left A Bright Legacy ...
The town of Ottawa, Ill., is banding together to honor the memories of watch dial painters who were poisoned by a radium paint in the town during the 1920s and 1930s. Piller’s father, William, is a ...
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