The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

Enjoy our presentation of The Radium Girls : the Dark Story of America's Shining Women written by Kate Moore and published by Sourcebooks. 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 took hold, they found themselves embroiled in one of America's biggest scandals and a groundbreaking battle for workers' rights. The Radium Girls explores the strength of extraordinary women in the face of almost impossible circumstances and the astonishing legacy they left behind.

Named as one of 12 Notable Non-Fiction Books of 2018 by the American Library Association.

Please be advised, The Radium Girls contains descriptions or depictions of death.

This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and Hoopla.

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Libby audiobook: http://bit.ly/RadiumGirls_audiobook

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Hoopla audiobook: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11875774

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Music:  Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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