In 1917, the United States Radium Corporation decided to hire young women as watch dial painters by using radium paint to make their products glow in the dark. At the time, radium was a highly sought-after element, considered to be beneficial to health and fashionable in various products. However, the deadly effects of radium exposure were not yet widely known.

So, what were the consequences of working with radium paint? Who were the key participants, later known as the Radium Girls? And what interesting facts or figures are associated with this tragic and inspiring story?

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