Discuss Radium Girls by Kate Moore. This book recounts the struggles of hundreds of women who were exposed to radium while working factory jobs during WW I. It describes how they were mislead by their employers and became embroiled in a battle for workers' rights.
AGE GROUP: | adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors/Writing |
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