The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women
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Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2017].
Physical Description
xvi, 479 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile Measure
980L
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Campbell Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
363.17 MOORE 2017
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363.17 MOORE 2017
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Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Consumers' leagues -- United States -- History.
Employers' liability -- United States -- Case studies.
Industrial hygiene -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Radium paint -- Toxicology.
United States Radium Corporation.
Watch dial painters -- Diseases -- United States -- History.
Women employees -- Diseases -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States.
Employers' liability -- United States -- Case studies.
Industrial hygiene -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Radium paint -- Toxicology.
United States Radium Corporation.
Watch dial painters -- Diseases -- United States -- History.
Women employees -- Diseases -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States.
More Details
Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2017].
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.1, 21 Points
Level 8.1, 21 Points
Lexile Measure
980
Notes
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
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-467) and index.
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.
Reading Level
980 L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moore, K. (2017). The radium girls: the dark story of America's shining women . Sourcebooks, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Kate. 2017. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women. Sourcebooks, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Sourcebooks, Inc, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Sourcebooks, Inc., 2017.
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