The Radium Girls Extended Excerpt
by Kate Moore
An extended excerpt from the true story of young women who painted luminous watch dials with radium and suffered devastating health consequences.
About This Book
The Radium Girls Extended Excerpt presents the true account of female factory workers exposed to radium in the early twentieth century.
These women painted luminous watch dials and unknowingly absorbed a radioactive element that caused severe health problems.
The excerpt highlights the physical toll they endured and the legal battles that followed their exposure.
It draws on documented events to show how scientific ignorance and industrial practices affected ordinary workers.
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