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During World War I, young American women worked in factories painting with radium, a luminous substance. Initially seen as a glamorous job, the women later suffered mysterious illnesses from the poisonous paint. Despite denial from their employers, the women fought for justice, refusing to accept their fate quietly. "The Radium Girls" tells their powerful and unforgettable true story, drawing on unpublished diaries and interviews. It showcases the courage and determination of these ordinary women from the Roaring Twenties who learned to roar in the face of unimaginable suffering.

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