Why women ran switchboards
33:59–34:56 · 57s
Iwan explains how women became telephone operators after rowdy male telegraph culture didn’t translate, then shifts to the real significance: new, trusted employment for middle-class women.
33:59–34:56 · 57s
Iwan explains how women became telephone operators after rowdy male telegraph culture didn’t translate, then shifts to the real significance: new, trusted employment for middle-class women.
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