Episode #1
The Radium Girls
Dec 2, 202514 minS2
<h2>Episode Summary</h2><p>In this episode of History on the Margins, we dig into one of the most shocking and overlooked stories of the early 20th century — the Radium Girls. These young factory workers were told that the glowing paint they handled every day was perfectly safe. They were encouraged to lip-point paintbrushes dipped in radioactive radium, dusted with luminous powder that looked almost magical… until their bones began to rot from the inside.</p><p><br></p><p>This is the story of exploitation, corporate deception, medical horror, and the women who fought back when no one else...
