Radium girls
(Graphic Novels & Manga)
Author
Contributors
Published
Chicago, IL : Iron Circus Comics, [2022].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
1945820993, 9781945820991
Physical Desc
135 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm
Appears on list
Status
Adult Graphic Novels (3rd floor)
GN 363.1799 CY
1 available
GN 363.1799 CY
1 available
Description
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Graphic novels
Industrial hygiene -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Nonfiction comics
Radium paint -- Toxicology -- Comic books, strips, etc.
United States Radium Corporation -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Watch dial painters -- Diseases -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women employees -- Diseases -- Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Industrial hygiene -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Nonfiction comics
Radium paint -- Toxicology -- Comic books, strips, etc.
United States Radium Corporation -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Watch dial painters -- Diseases -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women employees -- Diseases -- Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Graphic Novels (3rd floor) | GN 363.1799 CY | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Chicago, IL : Iron Circus Comics, [2022].
Format
Graphic Novels & Manga
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1945820993, 9781945820991
Notes
General Note
Translated from the French.
Description
A stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story of the Radium Girls, who fought for their lives and for workers' rights after horrific management failures led to extreme cases of radiation poisoning in 1918. It's 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the "Ghost Girls." The proud holders of well-paying jobs at the local watch factory, these working-class young women gain their nickname from the fine dusting of glowing, radioactive powder that clings to their clothes after every shift painting watch dials. The soft, greenish glow even stains their lips and tongues, which they use to point the fine brushes used in their work. It's perfectly harmless... or so claims the watch manufacturer. When teeth start falling out, followed by jawbones, the dial painters become the unprepared vanguard on the frontlines of the burgeoning workers' rights movement. Desperate for compensation and acknowledgement from the company that has doomed them, the Ghost Girls must fight, not just for their own lives but the future of every woman to follow them.
Action
cc,2022-08-12,JV
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cy., Weaver, E. K., & Hahnenberger, I. (2022). Radium girls (First edition.). Iron Circus Comics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cy, 1990-, E. K., Weaver and Ivanka, Hahnenberger. 2022. Radium Girls. Iron Circus Comics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cy, 1990-, E. K., Weaver and Ivanka, Hahnenberger. Radium Girls Iron Circus Comics, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cy, E. K. Weaver, and Ivanka Hahnenberger. Radium Girls First edition., Iron Circus Comics, 2022.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
