September 1st we celebrate Emma M. Nutt Day. Emma Nutt was the very first female operator. Alexander Graham Bell hired her as an operator, for the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company on September 1st, 1878. They used to use young men, but pranks and profanity became an issue. Women had more patience, and were more polite. WhileContinue reading “September 1 “one ringy dingy, two ringy dingys…””
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