| 单词 | McNutt, Emma |
| 释义 | McNutt, Emma The first female telephone operator, Emma McNutt was hired by New England Bell in Boston, Massachusetts, and began work on September 1, 1878. Previously, all operators had been young men who reportedly were given to lightening the tedium of their work by roughhousing, shouting at each other, and swearing at the customers.Young ladies of the time were brought up to be gracious, diffident, prim, proper, virtuous, and never profane. The Bell System also required them to be single. ( Note: New 74570c13.qxd 9/11/07 12:25 PM Page 304 |
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