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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
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February 1, 2019
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February 28, 2019
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What Members Thought

Mandy
Jan 26, 2017 rated it really liked it
This was FASCINATING. Kate Moore gives the Radium Girls faces and names and shines a light on the terrible practice of working with radium to create glow-in-the-dark watch faces in the early 1900s. It was truly terrible how these girls suffered and how they were gaslit to believe there was nothing wrong with them or left with no supports at all.

Moore personalises the tragedy and highlights how important it is to acknowledge their suffering and learn from it. Kudos to her for this fabulous book.
Julie
Nov 15, 2019 rated it it was amazing
What an incredible story of this horrific yet monumental period of history.
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Cynthia Shannon
Jan 13, 2017 marked it as to-read
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May 08, 2017 marked it as cfl
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Jun 12, 2017 rated it it was amazing
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