2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

The Radium Girls : the Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore
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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.