# The Radium Girls

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Podcast: [The Strange and Unusual Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598)
Published: 2026-01-21T23:10:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, we examine the haunting true story of the Radium Girls, the young women in the early 20th century hired to paint luminous watch dials with radium-laced paint. Believing their employers' assurances that their work was safe , these dial painters were unknowingly exposed to toxic radiation. We'll go through their devastating health consequences, including a condition later called “radium jaw” .

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