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245 14 a| The radium girls :b| the dark story of America's shining women /c| Kate Moore.;

264 1 a| Naperville, Illinois :b| Sourcebooks, Inc.,c| [2017];

300 a| xvi, 479 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| "Originally published in 2016 in the United Kingdom by Simon & Schuster UK."--Title page verso.;

500 a| Includes reading group guide (pages 409-410).;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-467) and index.;

505 0 a| List of key characters -- Prologue -- Part one. Knowledge -- Part two. Power -- Part three. Justice -- Epilogue -- Postscript.;

520 a| 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.;

586 8 a| 2019 Lincoln Award Nominee;

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The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women / Kate Moore.

Author/creator	Moore, Kate author.
Format	Book
Publication	Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2017]
Copyright Date	©2017
Description	xvi, 479 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Image
Subjects	United States Radium Corporation. Watch dial painters--Diseases. --United States. --History. Radium paint--Toxicology. Industrial hygiene--United States. --History. --20th century. Women employees--Diseases. --United States. Consumers' leagues--United States. --History. Employers' liability--United States. --Case studies. World War, 1914-1918--Women. --United States. World War, 1914-1918--War work. --United States. Occupational Health--history. Radium--adverse effects. Women's Health--history. World War I United States

Contents	List of key characters -- Prologue -- Part one. Knowledge -- Part two. Power -- Part three. Justice -- Epilogue -- Postscript.
Abstract	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.
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 note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-467) and index.
Awards note	2019 Lincoln Award Nominee
LCCN	2016040681
ISBN	9781492649359 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
ISBN	149264935X (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
Stock number	Sourcebooks Inc, Po Box 4410, Naperville, IL, USA, 60567-4410, (630)9613900, 268 SAN 666-7864

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