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

*The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women* by Kate Moore recounts the tragic history of female factory workers in the 1910s-1920s who painted luminous watch dials with radium-based paint. These women, often unaware of radium's health hazards, ingested and inhaled radioactive particles, leading to severe illnesses and deaths. The book highlights their suffering, the company's cover-ups, and their fight for justice, shedding light on occupational health abuses and the importance of worker safety regulations. It is a compelling account of resilience amid corporate neglect and the dark side of industrial innovation.