The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women
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Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2017].
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xvi, 479 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2017].
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English
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"Originally published as: The Radium Girls : they paid with their lives, their final fight was for justice, in 2016 in the United Kingdom by Simon & Schuster UK."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-467) and index.
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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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Moore, K. (2017). The radium girls: the dark story of America's shining women . Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Moore, Kate. 2017. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women. Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Sourcebooks, 2017.

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Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Sourcebooks, 2017.

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