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

The amazing real account of the ladies who battled America's Undark threat

Radium, the element that the Curies have just discovered, is making headlines throughout the country as the next wonder medication and face of beauty in medicine. In the largely gloomy years of the First World War, the well-liked new ingredient stands out in everything from body lotion to tonic water.

In the meanwhile, hundreds of females labour in the radium-dial factory' luminous dust. Their bodies are completely covered with the dazzling chemical; they resemble hardworking fireflies and brighten the night. These "shining girls" are the luckiest people alive with such a desired job—until they start to inexplicably become sick.

The factories, which before presented lucrative prospects, are now dismissing all allegations of horrific consequences and the women's protests of malfeasance. A revolutionary fight for workers' rights that will reverberate for years to come, as well as one of the largest scandals of America's early 20th century, ensnare the courageous bright girls as the deadly radium poisoning takes hold.

The Radium Girls, a fast-paced novel written with a dazzling style, brilliantly depicts the remarkable young ladies who were exposed to the "wonder" material of radium and their incredible resilience in the face of almost unfathomable circumstances. Their bravery and perseverance resulted in laws that changed people's lives, studies on nuclear bombs, and the eventual saving of hundreds of thousands of lives.