Just when you think it's about as bad as it can get... it gets worse.

Also, a note on the actual writing. Did anyone else come across sentences that made no sense? Like they added extra prepositions or left off commas. I've had about 5 sentences that I couldn't make heads or tails of.

Really interesting. These poor women.

Also, I got my medical card and visited my first dispensary. I now get to have a "stash". 

I first learned about the Radium Girls on 1000 Ways to Die. That show wasn't known for its accuracy but it got the bones of the story right. So, of course I see this book and must read it. And thank God so far it isn't dry and overly factual.

Thanks to MbD, TA, and Moonlight for hosting another round of 24 Festive Tasks. I finished the game with 66 points, so not too shabby. My final monthly wrap up for 2018:

1. The Sword Dancer by Jeannie Lin - 5 stars

2. Everything's Trash, But It's Okay by Phoebe Robinson - 4 stars

3. You Can't Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson - 4 stars

4. A Dangerous Nativity by Caroline Warfield - 4 stars

5. Bad Blood: Secret and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start-Up by John Carreyrou - 5 stars

6. Kissing the Captain (The Roses of Ridgeway #1) by Kianna Alexander - 1 star

7. Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore - 5 stars

8. Star Dust (Fly Me to the Moon #1) by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner - 2.5 stars

9. Toward the Sunrise (Until the Dawn #0.5) by Elizabeth Camden - 4.5 stars

10. The Swan: The Seventh Day by Piper Huguley - 5 stars

11. Gracie (Women and War #1) by Ellie Keaton - 4 stars

12. The Soldier's Secrets (Belanger Family #2) by Naomi Rawlings - 4 stars

13. A Gentleman's Game (Romancing the Turf #1) by Theresa Romain - 3 stars

14. Miss Kane's Christmas by Caroline Mickelson - 1 star

15. Santa Puppy (Tourist Trap Mystery #9.75) by Lynn Cahoon - 3 stars

I was not aware of this part of early 20th century American history until I saw a couple of people reading this book. Looking at the list of people in the book was a bit daunting, but you can easily keep them straight in your head while reading the book. The descriptions of the women's maladies were handled with sensitivity and not too graphic. I like that Ms. Moore added the environment cost associated with the businesses. I think parts of this book (specifically the parts about the lawsuits/verdicts and how they played into the bigger labor movement) should be taught in high schools. 

In looking up to see if the sites were declared superfund sites, 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Radium_Corporation is one but the one in Illinois is not.