Radium: The Beautiful Killer

They were told it wasn’t poison. But it was. Back in the 1920s, when women painted watch dials with radium paint, they were told that it was safe to lick their brushes. But their dazzling job came with a horrific cost. Jaws crumbled. Bones shattered. And a fight for justice began against one of America’s most powerful industries. This is the haunting story of the Radium Girls whose glow-in-the-dark tragedy changed labor rights forever.