The radium girls: the dark story of America's shining women
(Large Print)
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.
Employers' liability -- United States -- Case studies.
Industrial hygiene -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Radium paint -- Toxicology.
United States Radium Corporation.
Watch dial painters -- Diseases -- United States -- History.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States.
Level 8.1, 21 Points
Notes
Moore, K. (2017). The radium girls: the dark story of America's shining women. Large print ed. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Moore, Kate. 2017. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Moore, Kate, The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women. Large print ed. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
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