Telephone operators, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Telephone operators, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

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Telephone operators, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Telephone operators, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Telephone operators, between 1914 and 1917. USA. Emma Nutt became the world's first female telephone operator when she was hired in 1878. Young women were expected to be innately polite, compared with men who lacked patience, and indulged in behaviour such as pranks and swearing

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