Literally, the work was light as the main job the young ladies were given was to apply glowing paint to the faces of clocks, instrument gauges, and wristwatches for the United States Radium Company.

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.