Jun 10, 2021
Kate Moore joins the pod to discuss her book The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women. Kate discusses discovering the story, writing her novel, and celebrating the triumphs and tragedies of the Radium Girls.
Through her intense research process and authorship, Kate examined the humanity of the women and the consequences of radium exposure, along with the industrial health reforms that took place through numerous legal battles. Kate discusses how the legal actions taken by the Radium Girls resulted in the eventual establishment of OSHA, as well as other worker protections.
To learn more about Kate Moore and The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women, please visit: http://theradiumgirls.com/.