Tyrus Wong

Tyrus Wong was a Chinese immigrant artist in the early 1900's.  His artistic style and contributions to the world of art went unrecognized for decades.  Of all his work, Wong's contribution to the development of Bambi was most renowned.  He spent two years painting the illustrations for the Disney classic.  Other artists were taught to paint like him.  He endured racial bias for many years while developing beautiful works of art.  In 2001, Wong was finally acknowledged for his contributions as a Disney Legend. 

Radium Girls

 In 1917 hundreds of young women supported the war effort by working for the United States Radium Corporation.  The company produced watch dials for soldiers in the trenches of Europe.  The girls were paid well for dial painting and unaware of the damage they were causing to their bodies.  The long-term suffering these young women endured was horrific.  Read about the physicist Elizabeth Hughes who proved the dangers of radium.  Hughes was the unsung heroine for the Radium Girls.