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The Radium Girls

the Dark Story of America's Shining Women
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Nov 22, 2023 CALS_Amanda rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
It's appalling that I went for most of my life without hearing about that time--*those times*!--an industry irradiated its employees and then persisted in lying about it as women who had worked in its factories died young of debilitating,…
Nov 11, 2023728_emily rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An intimate and tragic account of real women who courageously fought against a system that was actively working against them. Their story is so sad but also inspiring. I think the author did a great job of honoring this history.
Oct 03, 2023kayb33 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I couldn't put this book down, it was so fascinating and so heartbreaking what those women went through. It was inspiring to read the real life fight for justice and the personal experiences and names of these women.
Sep 15, 2023LCPL_Elizabeth rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I cried so many times reading this. What an absolutely just and beautiful portrayal of some of the strongest, most resilient girls the world forgot. There were times when I could not believe the injustice and outright criminal behaviors…
Sep 14, 2023Jenkskitten rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Depressing true story of young women who suffered because of greed. Youth at its best lured into a high paying job that would eventually take their lives. Hard to imagine the terrible suffering they went through. It almost makes one…
Sep 13, 2023Gabaldon_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing story. Had heard about the radium girls, but this was an intimate look into their lives and their suffering. Made me so angry but couldn't put it down.
Feb 23, 2023LPL_AdultSvcs rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
We have OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) thanks to the Radium Girls. This book is a riveting courtroom drama of the first case in the U.S. in which an employer was held responsible for the health of its employees.
Sep 27, 2022Hkelsey rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Sad part of history and I hate how they tried to blame the girls. They need to take responsibility for their own mistakes.
Sep 21, 2022missywarner rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The things that happened to those girls was crazy! And only one person fought for them. Gosh
Aug 04, 2022VanshikaPrusty rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I listened to the audiobook of The Radium Girls by Kate Moore and it was absolutely breathtaking, in every sense of the word. I've always loved Nonfiction, especially ones that deal with legal proceedings, and are historical in nature. I…
Jan 25, 2022Kimberleygray rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Great read - people tend to forget that in the 1920s radioactivity was poorly understood, especially how harmful it was to the human body. This book does a great job of introducing all the Radium Girls who were instrumental in bringing…
Dec 22, 2021Kimthereadingqueen rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very good, yet completely agonizing compilation of the horrible harm done to girls and young women subjected to cumulative radiation exposure via radium dial companies.
Sep 12, 2021withthewind rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wow. I'm very pleased that this important event in history has been told with such compassion and detail. These women were poisoned by employers who knew what they were doing was harmful and yet the women had to fight to get any kind of…
Aug 11, 2021Tdruid rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is so infuriating! I frequently have to put it down to fume and vent and will my blood pressure down to a non-lethal number. The sheer gaul of the radium companies and their lying, manipulative “experts” and lawyers. Absolutely…
Jun 19, 2021
Interesting book about horrible events but the presentation (writing style) was such that I couldn’t finish the book and only got through the first third before I finally gave up.
Jun 18, 2021
Written by Kate Moore, The Radium Girls sets out to humanize the girls who painted with radium. With the story split between two settings, one in Orange, New Jersey, and one in Ottawa, Illinois, the reader feels the hope of the girls, the…
May 02, 2021mls2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Unbelievable true story!
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Apr 17, 2021olwils21 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Even though this book is over 400 pages, I couldn't put it down and finished it within a day. Kate Moore is a brilliant author and you forget you're reading a lengthy non-fiction title. The subject matter is heart wrenching and I'm not…
Feb 22, 2021LoriLynn43016 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Many girls are named so I got lost in trying to follow all of them. Realize this is just a small percentage of those who lives were impacted by companies' careless choices. This book details out the process these young women were told in…
Oct 22, 2020
Fantastic book! Everyone should read this so we don't forget what these ladies went through.
Oct 03, 2020carolwu96 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
When the Curies successfully isolated the radioactive radium in 1902, private firms raced to occupy the market of luminescent watches. At the time, radium was not only thought to be safe, but also beneficial upon contact and even…
Jun 14, 2020elgranger rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a topic that I've been interested in learning more about for a while, so I was eager to read this book. I was surprised that I found myself able to stick with it due to the length and heft of the topic, but I found myself hooked on…
May 02, 2020dmessy rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I feel this story would be more impactfal if it were told in half the length of it's current presentation. There are redundant details of each girl repeated throughout the book just to keep the reader's interest which I found boring and…
Apr 16, 2020strangerthanfiction rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Available as a ebook or eaudio, although I found the audiobook narrator wasn't the best. This book is a very eye-opening and important read, especially at a time when consumers and workers need to watch the behavior and interests of…
Apr 14, 2020Nova_Bell rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
this was a very eye opening story about what a company will do to profit, regardless of the lives at stake. However despite all the sad truths within this story about the many women and families affected, I found it very sweet in some…