The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women is by Kate Moore. A hard to read nonfiction book. This is the story of the young women, and their families, who worked in America's radium industry. These women developed radium poisoning, but were lied to and deceived by those who understood the element was dangerous. It is the story of their fight for justice that most of them never lived to see. Don't read the first half of this book at meals. Moore's descriptions are well written, but horrendous to read. A excellent book!

Ratings: Adult - 8 out of 10 - AC (mature thematic content).