Books with author Claudia Clark

In the early twentieth century, a group of women workers hired to apply luminous paint to watch faces and instrument dials found themselves among the first victims of radium poisoning. Claudia Clark's book tells the compelling story of these women, who at first had no idea that the tedious task of dialpainting was any different from the other factory jobs available to them. But after repeated exposure to the radium-laced paint, they began to develop mysterious, often fatal illnesses that they traced to conditions in the workplace. Their fight to have their symptoms recognized as an industrial disease represents an important chapter in the history of modern health and labor policy. Clark's account emphasizes the social and political factors that influenced the responses of the workers, managers, government officials, medical specialists, and legal authorities involved in the case. She enriches the story by exploring contemporary disputes over workplace control, government intervention, and industry-backed medical research. Finally, in appraising the dialpainters' campaign to secure compensation and prevention of further incidents--efforts launched with the help of the reform-minded, middle-class women of the Consumers' League--Clark is able to evaluate the achievements and shortcomings of the industrial health movement as a whole.

In the early twentieth century, a group of women workers hired to apply luminous paint to watch faces and instrument dials found themselves among the first victims of radium poisoning. Claudia Clark's book tells the compelling story of these women, who at first had no idea that the tedious task of dialpainting was any different from the other factory jobs available to them. But after repeated exposure to the radium-laced paint, they began to develop mysterious, often fatal illnesses that they traced to conditions in the workplace. Their fight to have their symptoms recognized as an industrial disease represents an important chapter in the history of modern health and labor policy. Clark's account emphasizes the social and political factors that influenced the responses of the workers, managers, government officials, medical specialists, and legal authorities involved in the case. She enriches the story by exploring contemporary disputes over workplace control, government intervention, and industry-backed medical research. Finally, in appraising the dialpainters' campaign to secure compensation and prevention of further incidents--efforts launched with the help of the reform-minded, middle-class women of the Consumers' League--Clark is able to evaluate the achievements and shortcomings of the industrial health movement as a whole.

Kindness, respect, and compassion permeate this story as the exploration of human potential continues through the friendships of the main characters and in their connections with the beloved departed: the long-deceased Aunt May and recently passed David McNabb. Through these heartfelt exchanges, the reality that there is more becomes evident. After an unfortunate and inexplicable incident occurs at a cherished setting called Mertons Cove, new characters from the scientific community, along with an unusually gifted park ranger and an amiable police chief, enrich the story, bringing excitement and hope to all involved. Coming together from many different walks of life, this cast of characters blend their areas of expertise as they discover the validity of existential communication with those in this life and beyond, as well as humankinds potential for personally and collectively directing energy that is capable of assisting and healing others, including the remarkable life being, Earth. By engaging with this fascinating tale, your awareness of who you really are is profoundly expanded.

As five old friends and one young newcomer come together to share recent life experiences, an adventure into new realities unfolds. United by friendship, curiosity, and similar interests, the brave companions explore expansive possibilities not imagined before. Their journeys reveal evidence that much more exists than presently is visible to the human eye and demonstrate the comforting reality that we are all accompanied throughout our life experiences. Through an intriguing and believable tale, The Time When Time No Longer Matters announces the coming of a new way of being as it invites the reading audience to participate in the evolutionary process that awaits humankind.