Carol Stream Woman’s Club

Join us for what will be an amazing discussion of "The Radium Girls" by Kate Moore. In 1917, as a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks, and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous. The girls themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered head to toe in the dust from the paint. ... BUT read this book to find out what happened to the girls and the years long struggle to get the industry regulated. This is a true story and one you won't easily forget.