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Adult Book Club: Nonfiction

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
2025-05-12 19:00:00 2025-05-12 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Nonfiction A monthly book discussion. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Monday, May 12
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-12 19:00:00 2025-05-12 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Nonfiction A monthly book discussion. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Gum Spring Library

Meeting Room C

A monthly book discussion.

Discuss The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore.

This is an intimate narrative account of a true and unforgettable story in which hundreds of women were exposed to radium while working in factories during World War I. It describes how they were misled by their employers and became involved in a struggle for workers' rights.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

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