The Resource The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women, Kate Moore
The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women, Kate Moore
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The item The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women, Kate Moore represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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- Summary
- Explores the story of radium poisoning to young American women during WWI from the paint used on watch dials, and the ensuing legal consequences that occured as a result of these work health hazards
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women
- Title
- The radium girls
- Title remainder
- the dark story of America's shining women
- Statement of responsibility
- Kate Moore
- Title variation
- radium girls
- Title variation remainder
- the dark story of Americas shining women
- Subject
-
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBusiness and economics -- Corruption and scandal
- Consumers' leagues -- United States -- History
- Cooperative societies -- United States -- History
- trueEmployee rights
- trueHistory Writing -- Women's History
- Industrial hygiene -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueOccupational health and safety -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueRadiation -- Health hazards
- trueRadioactive pollution
- trueRadium
- Radium -- Toxicology
- trueWatch dial painters -- Diseases
- Watch dial painters -- Diseases -- United States -- History
- Watch dial painters -- History
- Women employees -- Health and hygiene | History
- trueWomens rights
- trueWorld War I -- War work
- trueWorld War I -- Women
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Women
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Explores the story of radium poisoning to young American women during WWI from the paint used on watch dials, and the ensuing legal consequences that occured as a result of these work health hazards
- Summary
- Recounts the struggles of hundreds of women who were exposed to radium while working factory jobs during World War I, describing how they were mislead by their employers and became embroiled in a battle for workers' rights
- Award
-
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2017
- LibraryReads Favorites, 2017
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2017.
- ALA Notable Book, 2018.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10563254
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Citation source
-
- Library Journal Starred, February 2017
- Booklist starred, March 2017
- Library Journal Starred
- Booklist starred
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Moore, Kate
- Dewey number
- 363.17/99082/0973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
-
- Adult
- Adult
- Intended audience source
- Follett Library Resources
- LC call number
- HD6067.2.U6
- LC item number
- M66 2017
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 980
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Watch dial painters
- Radium paint
- Consumers' leagues
- Industrial hygiene
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- Watch dial painters
- Radium
- Cooperative societies
- Women employees
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the dark story of America's shining women
- Label
- The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women, Kate Moore
- Control code
- 21419841
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 479 p.
- Isbn
- 9781492649359
- Lccn
- 2016040681
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (rplri)145675
- (IMchF)fol17590713
- Label
- The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women, Kate Moore
- Control code
- 21419841
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 479 p.
- Isbn
- 9781492649359
- Lccn
- 2016040681
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (rplri)145675
- (IMchF)fol17590713
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBusiness and economics -- Corruption and scandal
- Consumers' leagues -- United States -- History
- Cooperative societies -- United States -- History
- trueEmployee rights
- trueHistory Writing -- Women's History
- Industrial hygiene -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueOccupational health and safety -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueRadiation -- Health hazards
- trueRadioactive pollution
- trueRadium
- Radium -- Toxicology
- trueWatch dial painters -- Diseases
- Watch dial painters -- Diseases -- United States -- History
- Watch dial painters -- History
- Women employees -- Health and hygiene | History
- trueWomens rights
- trueWorld War I -- War work
- trueWorld War I -- Women
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Women
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States
Genre
Included in
- trueGoodreads Choice Awards: 2017
- trueWomen in History
- trueLibraryReads Favorites: 2017
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2018
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Social Sciences Books: 2017
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