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BL
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851486
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| Main Entry
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Moore, Kate, (Writer and editor)
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| Title & Author
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The radium girls : : the dark story of America's shining women /\ Kate Moore.
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| Publication Statement
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Naperville, IL :: Sourcebooks, Inc.,, [2017]
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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1492649368
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: 1492649376
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: 9781492649366
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: 9781492649373
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149264935X
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9781492649359
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| Notes
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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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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-467) and index.
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| Contents
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List of key characters -- Prologue -- Part one. Knowledge -- Part two. Power -- Part three. Justice -- Epilogue -- Postscript.
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| Abstract
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The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark dangerThe Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the "wonder" substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. Their courage and tenacity led to life-changing regulations, research into nuclear bombing, and ultimately saved hundreds of thousands of lives ...
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Consumers' leagues-- United States-- History.
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Industrial hygiene-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Radium paint-- Toxicology.
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Watch dial painters-- Diseases-- United States-- History.
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World War, 1914-1918-- War work-- United States.
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World War, 1914-1918-- Women-- United States.
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World War, 1914-1918-- War work-- United States.
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World War, 1914-1918-- Women-- United States.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Women.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Infrastructure.
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Consumers' leagues.
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Cooperative societies-- United States-- History.
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Industrial hygiene.
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Industrial painters-- Diseases-- United States-- History.
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Occupational health and safety-- United States-- History.
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Paint-- Toxicology.
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Radium paint-- Toxicology.
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Radium-- Toxicology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- General.
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War work.
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Women.
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World War, 1914-1918-- War work-- United States.
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World War, 1914-1918-- Women-- United States.
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Radiation Injuries-- history.
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Radium-- poisoning.
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Occupational Diseases-- history.
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Occupational Exposure.
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Women's Health.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.17/990820973
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| LC Classification
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HD6067.2.U6
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| NLM classification
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WN 610M822r 2017
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BIO022000HIS027090HIS058000bisacsh
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