![]() ![]() But the young women-many of them just teenagers-who learned the skill of painting glow-inthe-dark numbers on clock faces and aeronautical gauges early in the twentieth century paid a stiff price for their part in this breakthrough involving the deadly element radium. A must-read for anyone interested in American and women’s history, as well as topics of law, health, and industrial safety.” -Library Journal, Starred Review “Current nonfiction obsession! The Radium Girls by Kate Moore is powerful, disturbing, important history.” -Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author “Like Dava Sobel’s The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures, Kate Moore’s The Radium Girls tells the story of a cohort of women who made history by entering the workforce at the dawn of a new scientific era. I particularly admire Moore’s compassion for her subjects and her storytelling prowess, which brings alive a shameful era in America’s industrial history.” -Rinker Buck, author of The Oregon Trail and Flight of Passage “Moore’s well-researched narrative is written with clarity and a sympathetic voice that brings these figures and their struggles to life. Uplifting and beautifully written, The Radium Girls is a tribute to the strength of women everywhere.” -Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls “Kate Moore’s gripping narrative about the betrayal of the radium girls-gracefully told and exhaustively researched-makes this a nonfiction classic. ![]() In describing their heart-wrenching struggles and bittersweet triumphs, Moore delivers an intimate portrait of these pioneers. Praise for The Radium Girls “Kate Moore vividly depicts the female factory workers whose courage led to a revolution in industrial safety standards.
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