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Hi Sherry! Thanks so much for reaching out - and for choosing The Radium Girls for your book club. I do join book clubs when I can and love it! However, I am based in the UK, so depending on your location we may just need to figure out a mutually con
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Hi Kim! Sorry for slow reply - I've not been able to work this summer so only catching up now! Thank you so much for your very kind comments about The Radium Girls. (And wow re 150 books - that's impressive! I can't believe my book is your favourite
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“The cynical would say there was only one reason a high-profile specialist finally took up the cause. On June 7, 1925, the first male employee of the United States Radium Corporation died.”
― The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
― The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
“And Grace Fryer was never forgotten. She is still remembered now—you are still remembering her now. As a dial-painter, she glowed gloriously from the radium powder; but as a woman, she shines through history with an even brighter glory: stronger than the bones that broke inside her body; more powerful than the radium that killed her or the company that shamelessly lied through its teeth; living longer than she ever did on earth, because she now lives on in the hearts and memories of those who know her only from her story.
Grace Fryer: the girl who fought on when all hope seemed gone; the woman who stood up for what was right, even as her world fell apart. Grace Fryer, who inspired so many to stand up for themselves.”
― The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
Grace Fryer: the girl who fought on when all hope seemed gone; the woman who stood up for what was right, even as her world fell apart. Grace Fryer, who inspired so many to stand up for themselves.”
― The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
“We’ve got humane societies for dogs and cats, but they won’t do anything for human beings,” he spat out. “These women have souls.”
― The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
― The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
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