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Sorry for my slow reply. Thank you so much for reading my book and for taking these special women to your heart. It means the world. All best wishes, Kate
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Hi Kathlyn. Thank you for your two messages. I haven't listened to the audiobook but I'd be surprised if the text changes so dramatically from the text in the printed book; the quotes I shared with you are what is in my book (and what should be in th
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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
“My body means nothing but pain to me,” Grace revealed, “and it might mean longer life or relief to the others, if science had it. It’s all I have to give.”
― 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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