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DW GregoryBesprekingen

Auteur van Radium Girls

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Came across the play on a slow day at work and read it before the shift was over. It is a wonderful (sad, but wonderful) reflection on the "Radium Girls" and their battle for justice, as well as a warning to even modern audiences regarding the proper treatment of employees, and caution in the face of the unknown. I loved the use of the historical figure Madame Curie in the play, and would love to see the play on stage.
 
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Morteana | 2 andere besprekingen | Mar 20, 2016 |
This work dramatizes the plight of women working as dial-painters during WWI and beyond, creating glow-in-the-dark dials for watches using radium-based paint. When they start getting sick and dying, naturally they begin to look at their employer as culpable. This ultimately leads to a big fight, with obfuscation and stalling on the part of the company, until eventually a settlement is reached. By then, many girls (and some men who worked in the lab) are sick, and others already dead. Strong narrative dialogue, coupled with a sparse set, makes this a powerful work.
 
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Devil_llama | 2 andere besprekingen | Jul 3, 2014 |
This book follows the lives of the "Radium Girls" -- young women working as dial painters with radioactive paint in unsafe conditions -- as they fight to tell their story.
The play is a quick read. The story is haunting and the characters are dynamic. I highly recommend it.
 
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Poindextrix | 2 andere besprekingen | Apr 1, 2013 |
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