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The Women Who Got America Talking: Early Telephone Operators, 1878-1922 by Kerry Segrave (Paperback, 2017)
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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. The pay was low and working conditions harsh. The job often impaired their health, as they suffered abuse from subscribers in silence under pain of dismissal. Discipline was stern-dress codes were mandated, although they were never seen by the public. Most were young, domestic and anything but militant. Yet many joined unions and walked picket lines in response to the severely capitalistic, sexist system they worked under.Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Co INC International Concepts
ISBN-139781476669045
eBay Product ID (ePID)235176498
Product Key Features
Publication Year2017
SubjectEngineering & Technology, History, Business
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Women Who Got America Talking: Early Telephone Operators, 1878-1922
TypeTextbook
AuthorKerry Segrave
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Width152 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorKerry Segrave
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