The Women Who Got America Talking: Early Telephone Operators, 1878-1922 - Kerry Segrave - Books - McFarland & Co Inc - 9781476669045 - August 11, 2017
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Kerry Segrave
The Women Who Got America Talking: Early Telephone Operators, 1878-1922

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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.

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Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 11, 2017
ISBN13 9781476669045
Publishers McFarland & Co Inc
Pages 240
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 12 mm   ·   322 g
Language English  

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