Women who got america talking, the: early telephone operators, 1878-1922
Auteur :
Segrave, Kerry
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9781476669045
Date de publication :
11 août 2017
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
322 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.