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The Radium Girls

the Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Nov 15, 2017darladoodles rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Reading this book was like watching a car accident as it is about to happen and knowing you can do nothing to stop it. We first see these bright, young girls jumping at the chance to paint dials and make a very good wage. All have dreams and families that can benefit from these extra $$. Then we realize what they are doing -- licking paintbrushes dipped in radium over and over and over. . . Kudos to Kate Moore for her storytelling and extensive research. She truly did bring these shining women to life and we suffered with them through their individual journeys. Their stories and the court cases that resulted from their suffering and illnesses changed the American employment landscape in significant ways. They live on in the research that they contributed to regarding radium first and then later the atomic bomb and the ramifications of testing. Shine on, ladies!