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050 0 4 _aHE8864
_b.H455 1991
049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aMartin, Michèle,
_d1944-
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245 1 0 _a"Hello Central?" :
_bgender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems /
_cMichèle Martin.
246 3 0 _aGender, technology, and culture in the formation of telephone systems
260 _aMontréal [Que. :
_bMcGill-Queen's University Press,
_c(c)1991.
300 _a1 online resource (219 pages) :
_billustrations
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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520 0 _aTraces 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).
505 0 0 _a"Freedom can't be overheard" --
_tKilling the competition --
_tThe making of the perfect operator --
_tVoicing the "pulse of the city" --
_tBridging the gap between the Victorian and modern ages --
_tThe culture of the telephone.
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650 0 _aTelephone
_zOntario
_xHistory.
650 0 _aTelephone
_zQuébec (Province)
_xHistory.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
856 4 0 _uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=624789&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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