{"product_id":"radium-girls-paperback","title":"Radium Girls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compelling, inspiring, and radiant.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eFOREWORD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Excels in showing the camaraderie of the 'Ghost Girls.'\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Another example of how great graphic novels are at teaching history.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBOOK RIOT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the \"Ghost Girls.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyrielle Evrard, publishing under the nom de plume \u003cb\u003eCy, \u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1990. She studied at the École de Condé Paris, where she did a higher cycle of illustration after a BTS Visual Communication. Her previous work includes \u003ci\u003eThe True Sex of Real Life, \u003c\/i\u003e volumes 1 and 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.3 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698647011391,"sku":"9781945820991","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/004d60de137e5ddcb91736083cd9428a.webp?v=1765010883","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/radium-girls-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}