The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women -- Kate Moore

from mapg.genie

OMG, what tragic lives these girls lived! However, because of their courage and persistence, today we have OSHA, workmen's compensation, the EPA, and other groups to help protect people in the workplace as well as in their homes and communities. Thank you to Kate Moore for thoroughly researching...

from c.archer

This is an important book. I'll repeat that; this is an important book! I was introduced to the story of "The Radium Girls", earlier this year when I was attended a performance of "These Shining Lives" put on by our local university. It was astounding and left me wanting to know more about these ...

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This was a very well written book on a very tough topic. A sign of good non-fiction is when I find myself googling to get additional information. I spent lots of time on google as I read. The radium girls were victims of many. They were victims of a lack of knowledge about the dangers of radium. ...

from JillsWorld5

"I wanted to showcase their shining spirits in a book that would tell their story – not just the story of the famous professionals who had helped them." The Radium Girls by Kate Moore is a powerful and heart-breaking story about young girls who worked in radium-dial painting factories in the ear...

from foof2you

The shocking story of a group of women who painted instrument dials, watch, and clock dials with Radium. At the time Radium was the latest health craze, it was radioactive with a half life 1600 years. When the women started getting sick the powers that be claimed their paint was safe, it was not....