Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search

[ 2 filters applied ]

Back To Results
Showing Item 1 of 2
The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women Cover Image Book Book

The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women

Moore, Kate (Writer and editor) (author.).

Summary: 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. The Radium Girls explores the strength of extraordinary women in the face of almost impossible circumstances and the astonishing legacy they left behind.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781492650959 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 9781492649359 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 479 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
    print
  • Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published as: The Radium Girls : they paid with their lives, their final fight was for justice, in 2016 in the United Kingdom by Simon & Schuster UK."
Includes reading group guide, pages [409]-410.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [415]-467) and index.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Watch dial painters Diseases United States History
Radium paint Toxicology
Consumers' leagues United States History
Industrial hygiene United States History 20th century
World War, 1914-1918 Women United States
World War, 1914-1918 War work United States

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at Branch District Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Algansee Branch 363.17 MOO (Text) 35402423954400 Non-Fiction Available -
Bronson Branch 363.17 MOO (Text) 35403424136682 Non-Fiction Available -
Coldwater Branch 363.17 MOO (Text) 35401425110474 Non-Fiction On holds shelf -
Quincy Branch 363.17 MOO (Text) 35404424215245 Non-Fiction Available -
Union Township Branch 363.17 MOO (Text) 35406423989449 Non-Fiction Available -
Back To Results
Showing Item 1 of 2

Additional Resources