Radium Girls By Kate Moore Summary

Kate Moore is an established English author having written more than 15 books across different genres. Moore happened upon the story of the radium girls and was amazed that it was not more widely-known. After extensive research on it, she visited the women’s homes and their work buildings. Not only did Moore talk directly to family members and visit the exact places the women lived and worked, she did extensive research on it all (Moore 402.) As she learned more and more about the women, she grew closer to the story and their hardships and after literally walking in their footsteps, she felt comfortable writing about them and their misfortunes (404.) Moore used many books to do research on the topic. She learned about the small towns the companies