I particularly admire Moore's compassion for her subjects and her story-telling prowess, which brings alive a shameful era in America's industrial history. Kate Moore's gripping narrative about the betrayal of the radium girls-gracefully told and exhaustively researched-makes this a nonfiction classic. Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us From Missiles to the Moon to Mars Uplifting and beautifully written, The Radium Girls is a tribute to the strength of women everywhere. In describing their heart wrenching struggles and bittersweet triumphs, Moore delivers an intimate portrait of these pioneers. Kate Moore vividly depicts the female factory workers whose courage led to a revolution in industrial safety standards. Radium Girls spares us nothing of their suffering though at times the foreshadowing reads more like a true-crime story, Moore is intent on making the reader viscerally understand the pain in which these young women were living, and through which they had to fight in order to get their problems recognized.The story of real women at the mercy of businesses who see them only as a potential risk to the bottom line is haunting precisely because of how little has changed the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still. Their courage and tenacity led to life-changing regulations, research into nuclear bombing, and ultimately saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Written with a sparkling voice and breakneck pace, The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the "wonder" substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. A timely story of corporate greed and the brave figures that stood up to fight for their lives, these women and their voices will shine for years to come. And as the fatal poison of the radium takes hold, the brave shining girls find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest scandals of America's early 20th century, and in a groundbreaking battle for workers' rights that will echo for centuries to come. And, until they begin to come forward.Īs the women start to speak out on the corruption, the factories that once offered golden opportunities ignore all claims of the gruesome side effects. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" are the luckiest alive - until they begin to fall mysteriously ill. The glittering chemical covers their bodies from head to toe they light up the night like industrious fireflies. Meanwhile, hundreds of girls toil amidst the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories. From body lotion to tonic water, the popular new element shines bright. In the dark years of the First World War, radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. in the early 20th century, and their brave and groundbreaking battle to strengthen workers' rights, even as the fatal poison claimed their own lives. A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller!įor fans of Hidden Figures, comes the incredible true story of the women heroes who were exposed to radium in factories across the U.S.
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