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The Women Who Got America Talking: Early Telephone Operators, 1878-1922
Kerry Segrave
The Women Who Got America Talking: Early Telephone Operators, 1878-1922
Kerry Segrave
When the need for telephone operators arose in the 1870s, the assumption was that they should all be male. Wages for adult men were too high, so boys were hired. They proved quick to argue with subscribers, so females replaced them. Women were calmer, had reassuring voices and rarely talked back. Within a few years, telephone operators were all female and would remain so.
75 illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 30, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781476669045 |
Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
Pages | 240 |
Dimensions | 272 g |