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

by Kate Moore

★ Goodread’s Choice Awards – History & Biography

The incredible true story of the women who fought America’s Undark danger The Curies’ newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. From body lotion to tonic water, the popular new element shines bright in the otherwise dark years of the First World War.

Publisher: Sourcebooks
Publication date: Mar 06, 2018
Format: Print edition
Pages: 496
ISBN: 9781492650959

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History: Military – World War I History: Women (History)Technology & Engineering: Industrial Health & Safety

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