Our discussion groups are led by library staff\, and welcom e everyone. We plan to meet in-person at Brewery Becker. Visit brightonlib rary.info for up-to-date information. You can request a copy of the book o r book on CD through the shared library system. \;
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\nAugust's title is Radium Girls by Kate Moore
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\nThe Curies' newly discovered e lement of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh f ace of beauty\, and wonder drug of the medical community. From body lotion to tonic water\, the popular new element shines bright in the otherwise d ark years of the First World War.
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\nMeanwhile\, hundred s of girls toil amidst the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories. The glittering chemical covers their bodies from head to toe\; they light up t he night like industrious fireflies. With such a coveted job\, these \"shi ning girls\" are the luckiest alive&mdash\;until they begin to fall myster iously ill.
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\nBut the factories that once offered golde n opportunities are now ignoring all claims of the gruesome side effects\, and the women's cries of corruption. And as the fatal poison of the radiu m takes hold\, the brave shining girls find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest scandals of America's early 20th century\, and in a groundbre aking battle for workers' rights that will echo for centuries to come.
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\nWritten with a sparkling voice and breakneck pace\, The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the \" wonder\" substance of radium\, and their awe-inspiring strength in the fac e of almost impossible circumstances. Their courage and tenacity led to li fe-changing regulations\, research into nuclear bombing\, and ultimately s aved hundreds of thousands of lives.
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