A harrowing true story of women poisoned by radium in early 20th-century factories, fighting for justice against corporate greed.
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A harrowing true story of women poisoned by radium in early 20th-century factories, fighting for justice against corporate greed.
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As World War I raged across the globe, hundreds of young women toiled away at the radium-dial factories, where they painted clock faces with a mysterious new substance called radium. Assured by their bosses that the luminous material was safe, the women themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered from head to toe with the glowing dust. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" were considered the luckiest alive--until they began to fall mysteriously ill. As the fatal poison of the radium...
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Extreme body horror with graphic depictions of radium poisoning, tumors, and bone decay.
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Strong focus on workers' rights and corporate negligence as central themes.
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Extreme systemic suffering due to corporate exploitation and fatal workplace conditions.
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