The Women Who Got America Talking - Early Telephone Operators, 1878-1922 (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2017
Authors:	Kerry Segrave
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-6904-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Postal & telecommunications industries Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Communications engineering / telecommunications > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4766-6904-X
Barcode:	9781476669045

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