8/6/2023 0 Comments Radium girls book characters![]() ![]() I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review. The expected release date is August 23rd 2022. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing an e-ARC in exchange for a review copy. Before reading this book, I didn’t know that these events happened and I feel like I learned quite a lot about both the events that took place and the importance of having conditions in place that protects workers from these sorts of occupational hazards in the future. I recommend this to anyone who is interested in learning more about this topic. As is, the colouring looks a bit unfinished/unpolished but I still overall enjoyed the illustration style. I’m not sure I am a fan of the used of coloured pencils, and think perhaps the illustrations would have looked even better had the crayons been blended together. There are two colours used, greens and purples. The illustrations within are fairly simple and I think that allows the story to make quite a big impact. It is very grim to read about the working conditions women had to endure, and it’s very frustrating that they were lied to about the inks, being told they were harmless and not to worry about applying the brush to their lips. This graphic novel did a good job of giving an inside look into the lives of “Radium Girls,” a group of women in the early 1900s that were instructed to point the tip of their paintbrushes with their mouth when painting dials, thus leading to radiation poisoning. I highly recommend skipping this or using it as a stepping stone to tackling Moore's book and getting the full gripping, horrifying, and outrageous story. The only standout page shows the women downstairs in the factory casually and ignorantly licking their radioactive paintbrushes to get a fine point as instructed by their supervisor, while the men in a laboratory upstairs wear masks and gloves while handling the paint ingredients with tongs. The second half of the book zips through their subsequent health issues and lawsuits with a vague timeline that covers many years without much specific detail. The first half of the book is all chats and hang-outs and having fun with the fact that their bodies now glow in the dark. Thank you to Iron Circus Comics and Netgalley for an ARC of this book.Ī sort of dramatized book report of The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore, this graphic novel focuses on the friendship and daily lives of the young women who were poisoned by the radioactive paint they used in their job of painting glow-in-the-dark watch dials. It's an important and informative read that covers the gist of things but ultimately disappointing. Maybe those who already have a solid understanding of the Radium Girls will enjoy this more. I did like the green and purple colour palette though as it felt very fitting. The art style is unique but unfortunately not my cup of tea, as with the font. The book also raises several issues but it all felt very surface-level, glossed over, and lacking in depth. However, they were hard to tell apart and I don't feel like there was enough insight into each individual. I enjoyed getting to know the different women as well as learning about their experiences and lives. I've always been curious about the Radium Girls and this is my first book about them, so I was expecting so much more. It's a quick read but I would have appreciated more details and clarity. Heartbreaking but doesn't do the Radium Girls justice at all! Un parcours de femmes dans la turbulente Amérique des années 1920 où, derrière l’insouciance lumineuse de la jeunesse, se joue une véritable tragédie des temps modernes. La dessinatrice Cy nous raconte le terrible destin des Radium Girls, ces jeunes femmes injustement sacrifiées sur l’autel du progrès technique. Et alors que certaines d’entre elles commencent à souffrir d’anémie, de fractures voire de tumeur, des voix s’élèvent pour comprendre. Mais elles ignorent que, derrière ses propriétés étonnantes, le Radium, cette substance qu’elles manipulent toute la journée et avec laquelle elles jouent, est en réalité mortelle. Elles se surnomment les « Ghost Girls » : par jeu, elles se peignent les ongles, les dents ou le visage afin d’éblouir (littéralement) les autres une fois la nuit tombée. ![]() Les filles s’entendent bien et sortent même ensemble le soir. ![]() Mais bien que la charge de travail soit soutenue, l’ambiance à l’usine est assez bonne. Aux côtés de Katherine, Mollie, Albina, Quinta et les autres, elle va apprendre le métier qui consiste à peindre des cadrans à l’aide de la peinture Undark (une substance luminescente très précieuse et très chère) à un rythme constant. Edna Bolz entre comme ouvrière à l’United State Radium Corporation, une usine qui fournit l’armée en montres. ![]()
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