The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate MooreMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was such a stunning read. I hope I can give it a glowing review. (I'm so sorry.)
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore is about women in the 1900's-1930's working in radium dial factories. Radium had just been discovered by Marie Curie, and its effects weren't well known. The glowing substance was used in paint to make clock dials glow in the dark, and business was booming. It gave many women jobs, but it turned out to be very dangerous. The radium girls suffered severely from putting the brushes (full of paint) in their mouths.
This book documents the fight for compensation and workers' rights. These radium girls ended up with sarcomas (tumors), pulled teeth, jaw necrosis, hip pains, spine pain, and so much more.
The whole story is so interesting and so inspiring. I would 100% recommend it to everyone. This is nonfiction, and any scientific terms are explained well, so don't let that put you off reading it.
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