Kate Moore's The Radium Girls (2016) is a non-fiction account of young factory workers in the 1920s who were poisoned by radium-based paint while painting watch dials. The book highlights their painful health struggles, the company's cover-up, and the women's courageous legal battles, which ultimately established crucial labor safety regulations. Moore’s narrative focuses on the personal stories of these women, transforming them from historical footnotes into heroic figures who changed the landscape of American labor rights.