Radium Girls

Radium Girls
Cy
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Paperback
h254 x 191mm - 134pg
6 Oct 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781945820991
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' Compelling, inspiring, and radiant. ' -FOREWORD "Excels in showing the camaraderie of the ' Ghost Girls. ' -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Will keep readers engaged in these women' s stories from the first page. ' -ALA 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. A stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story.
"Though inspired by a tragedy, RADIUM GIRLS is a compelling, inspiring, and radiant historical novel. " -- FOREWORD "What shines here most brightly are the voices and characters of the women involved. " -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL "Excels in showing the camaraderie of the "Ghost Girls" as they become accidental activists. " -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Another example of how great graphic novels are at teaching history. " -- BOOK RIOT "Brings to life an important period in history and will keep readers engaged in these women' s stories from the first page. " -- ALA GRAPHIC NOVEL ROUNDTABLE "Cy tells us about the terrible fate of the Radium Girls, these young women unjustly sacrificed on the altar of technical progress. " -- CULTURAL SERVICES OF THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN THE U. S. "One of the most stunning graphic novels I' ve seen in a long time. " -- LIBRARYCOMIC. COM "Cy' s soft colors and abstract shapes carry so much weight and power to this story. " -- MULTIVERSITY COMICS "Cy has created a graphic novel to show the humanity of the women who suffered. " -- FANGIRL NATION
Cyrielle Evrard, publishing under the nom de plume Cy, was born in 1990. She studied at the Ecole de Conde Paris, where she did a higher cycle of illustration after a BTS Visual Communication. Her previous work includes The True Sex of Real Life, volumes 1 and 2.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781945820991
Published: 6 Oct 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Iron Circus Comics
Publisher: Iron Circus Comics
Format: Paperback
Height: 254mm
Width: 191mm
Pages: 134

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