The women who got America talking : early telephone operators, 1878-1922 /

"When the need for telephone operators arose in the 1870s, the assumption was that they should all be male. Within a few years, telephone operators were all female and would remain so. The pay was low and working conditions harsh. Discipline was stern. Most were young, domestic and anything but...

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Main Author: Segrave, Kerry, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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