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Author:

Segrave, Kerry, 1944- author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

McFarland & CompanyInc., Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

v, 232 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Telephone operators--United States--History.
Telephone companies--United States--History.
Telephone companies.
Telephone operators.
United States.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- In the beginning, men vs. women -- The hello girl to 1900 -- The operator, 1901-1922 -- Discipline -- Health and swearing and love and harassment -- Strikes and labor unions -- Goodbye to the hello girl.

Summary:

"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 militant. Many joined unions and walked picket lines"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

147666904X
9781476669045

LCCN:

2017030422

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)