FELIX THE RAILWAY CAT

THE RADIUM GIRLS

As the First World War spread across the world, young American women flocked to work in factories, painting clocks, watches and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. However, as the years passed, the women began to suffer from mysterious illnesses. It turned out that their work was slowly killing them: the radium paint was poisonous.Their employers denied all responsibility, but these courageous women became determined to fight for justice.