The radium girls the dark story of America's shining women
(Book - Large Print)
Author
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
729 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Status
Prescott Public Library - LP - Large Print Area
363.1799 MOO
1 available
363.1799 MOO
1 available
Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries
HD6067.2.U6M66 2017
1 available
HD6067.2.U6M66 2017
1 available
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
Format
Book - Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.1, 21 Points
Level 8.1, 21 Points
Lexile measure
980
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 719-726).
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.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.1,21,196201.
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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.
Large print books.
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.
Consumers' leagues -- United States -- History.
Employers' liability -- United States -- Case studies.
Industrial hygiene -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Large print books.
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moore, K. (2017). The radium girls: the dark story of America's shining women (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Kate. 2017. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
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