"Hello Central?" : gender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems /
Martin, Michèle, 1944-
"Hello Central?" : gender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems / Gender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems Michèle Martin. - Montréal [Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)1991. - 1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
"Freedom can't be overheard" -- Killing the competition -- The making of the perfect operator -- Voicing the "pulse of the city" -- Bridging the gap between the Victorian and modern ages -- The culture of the telephone.
Traces how the first telephone operators co-opted the new technology from the small circle of businessmen it was designed for, by demonstrating its potential market for domestic and personal communication, thus convincing the phone company to change its strategy. Focusing on the Canadian system 1878-1920, Martin (communications, U. of Quebec) shows how women shaped the cultural impact of the telephone. Annotation c. Book News, Incorporated, Portland, OR (booknews.com).
9780773562868
Telephone--History.--Ontario
Telephone--History.--Québec (Province)
Electronic Books.
HE8864 / .H455 1991
"Hello Central?" : gender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems / Gender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems Michèle Martin. - Montréal [Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)1991. - 1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
"Freedom can't be overheard" -- Killing the competition -- The making of the perfect operator -- Voicing the "pulse of the city" -- Bridging the gap between the Victorian and modern ages -- The culture of the telephone.
Traces how the first telephone operators co-opted the new technology from the small circle of businessmen it was designed for, by demonstrating its potential market for domestic and personal communication, thus convincing the phone company to change its strategy. Focusing on the Canadian system 1878-1920, Martin (communications, U. of Quebec) shows how women shaped the cultural impact of the telephone. Annotation c. Book News, Incorporated, Portland, OR (booknews.com).
9780773562868
Telephone--History.--Ontario
Telephone--History.--Québec (Province)
Electronic Books.
HE8864 / .H455 1991