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Only wealthy people had access to radium, however…and the female dial-painters who ended up suffering the most for their exposure. It was expensive and considered beautifully luminous. It was called “liquid sunshine” and was used in food products, cosmetics, and more. When radium was discovered, it was thought by many to be a miracle chemical. What seemed like an amazing opportunity for young women in the early 1900s - making good money for an independent job – turned into a death sentence for many of the women. What did you like about the book? If this weren’t a true story it would definitely be shelved in the Horror section of my library. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5

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Additionally, there were a lot of people being talked about in the This lead to the book being rather “long winded”Īt times. I did not know if the author was trying to make the novel into a I also felt like there was a lot of unnecessary details within I had heard of these womenīefore but never read about their story in depth. Their story impacted companiesĪnd lives long after they have died with having safety precautions in place for Justice many of whom died before seeing the results. No other from holes in their jaws, cancers, tumors, etc. This isĪfter being told it was safe by the factory (factory had information to say But theyĭid not have safety precautions to handle radium and was poisoned. They used radium to paint watches and dials for WWI and thereafter. It is about the heartbreaking story of the dial painting “girls.” Not for the writing, but more for the knowledge about what happened to these women. I am giving this book a 3.5 to 4 star review.