Cy
Radium Girls
- ISBN 13:
- 9781945820991
- author:
- Cy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Iron Circus Comics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 134
- Dimensions:
- 26.2 x 19.1 x 1 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- History, United States, 20th Century,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
In 1918, Orange, New Jersey was home to a group of women known as the "Ghost Girls". They worked at a local watch factory, painting watch dials with a fine dusting of glowing, radioactive powder. This powder clung to their clothes and even stained their lips and tongues, giving them a soft, greenish glow. The Ghost Girls' nickname was well-deserved, but it also masked the dangers they faced. As they worked, their bodies began to suffer from radiation poisoning, with teeth falling out and jawbones disintegrating. Desperate for compensation and acknowledgement, the women mustered together to fight for their rights and the future of every woman who followed them. A stunning graphic novel retells the shocking and inspiring true story of the Ghost Girls' struggle against the watch manufacturer that had doomed them.
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