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The radium girls : the scary but true story of the poison that made people glow in the dark  Cover Image Book Book

The radium girls : the scary but true story of the poison that made people glow in the dark / Kate Moore.

Summary:

The true story of the young women exposed to the "wonder drug" radium and their struggle for justice. Their courage and tenacity saved many others, led to world-changing regulations, and even prevented nuclear war.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781728210346
  • Physical Description: xvii, 408 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: Young readers' edition.
  • Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks eXplore, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This work is adapted for young readers and is based on The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore, copyright 2017 by Kate More, published by Sourcebooks"--Verso.
Also contains: Epilogue, postscript, timeline of events, glossary, select bibliography.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-391) and index.
Subject: Watch dial painters > Diseases > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Radium paint > Toxicology > Juvenile literature.
Consumers' leagues > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Industrial hygiene > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918 > Women > United States > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918 > War work > United States > Juvenile literature.
Women employees > Diseases > United States > Juvenile literature.
Employers' liability > United States > Case studies > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at South Central Regional Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Altona Library J 363. 1799 Moo (Text) 35864002657102 Junior Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
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