My Sisters Telegraphic Women in the Telegraph Office, 1846-1950 |
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| Author:
| Jepsen, Thomas C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8214-1343-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2000 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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The role of the telegraph operator in the mid-nineteenth century was like that of today's software programmer/analyst, according to independent scholar Tom Jepsen, who notes that in the "cyberspace" of long ago, male operators were often surprised to learn that the "first-class man" on the other end of the wire was a woman.
The role of the telegraph operator in the mid-nineteenth century was like that of today's software programmer/analyst, according to independent scholar Tom Jepsen, who notes that in the "cyberspace" of long ago, male operators were often surprised to learn that the "first-class man" on the other end of the wire was a woman.