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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44128174 Title: My sisters telegraphic : women in the telegraph office, 1846-1950 Author: Thomas C Jepsen Publisher: Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2000. ISBN/ISSN: 0821413430 9780821413432 0821413449 9780821413449 OCLC:44128174

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My sisters telegraphic : women in the telegraph office, 1846-1950

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My sisters telegraphic : women in the telegraph office, 1846-1950

Author:	Thomas C Jepsen
Publisher:	Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2000.
Edition/Format:	Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Jepsen, Thomas C. My sisters telegraphic. Athens : Ohio University Press, c2000 (OCoLC)608936665
Material Type:	Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Thomas C Jepsen Find more information about:
ISBN:	0821413430 9780821413432 0821413449 9780821413449
OCLC Number:	44128174
Description:	x, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:	Women in the Telegraph Industry -- The Entry of Women into the Telegraph Industry in the United States -- Women Telegraphers in Canada and Europe -- Women and the Telegraph in the Non-European World -- Women in the Telegraph Industry in the Twentieth Century -- Daily Life in the Telegraph Office -- Life in the Depot Office -- Morse Keys and "Bugs" -- Life in the Commercial Office -- The Working Environment -- Working Hours -- Introduction of the Teletype -- Occupational Hazards -- Society and the Telegraph Operator -- Social Class -- Ethnicity -- Schooling -- Reasons for Entering the Workforce -- Demographic Composition of the Workforce -- Social Life -- Travel -- Religious, Social, and Civic Organizations -- Telegraphic Competitions -- Family and Marriage -- Women's Issues in the Telegraph Office -- The Entry of Women into Telegraphy in the United States and the Debate in the Telegrapher -- The Entry of Women into Telegraphy in Europe -- Women's Issues in the Telegraph Office in the United States in the 1870s -- Gendered Behavior in the Workplace -- Equal Pay -- Women as Business Entrepreneurs -- Office Politics: The Case of Lizzie Snow -- Sex and Morality in the Telegraph Office -- Women Telegraphers in Literature and Cinema -- Portrayal of Women Telegraphers in Literature -- Women Telegraphers in the Cinema -- Women Telegraphers and the Labor Movement -- The Telegraphers' Protective League and the Strike of 1870 -- Women and the Labor Movement in Europe -- The Brotherhood of Telegraphers and the Strike of 1883.
Responsibility:	Thomas C. Jepsen.

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