The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2017].
Physical Desc
xvi, 479 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Camp Verde Community Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
363.17 MOO
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363.17 MOO
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Cottonwood Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
363.17 MOO
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363.17 MOO
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Crown King Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
363.17 MOORE
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363.17 MOORE
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Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2017].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.1, 21 Points
Level 8.1, 21 Points
Lexile measure
980
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in 2016 in the United Kingdom by Simon & Schuster UK."--Title page verso.
General Note
Includes reading group guide (pages 409-410).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-467) and index.
Description
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.
Target Audience
980 L,Lexile
Target Audience
980L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.1,21,196201.
Awards
2019 Lincoln Award Nominee
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Case studies.
Consumers' leagues -- United States -- History.
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.
Women employees -- Diseases -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States.
Consumers' leagues -- United States -- History.
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.
Women employees -- Diseases -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moore, K. (2017). The radium girls: the dark story of America's shining women . Sourcebooks, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Kate. 2017. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women. Sourcebooks, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Sourcebooks, Inc, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Sourcebooks, Inc., 2017.
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