Emma Nutt becomes the first female telephone operator - September 1st, 1878 - This Day in History Class

On this day in 1878, a woman named Emma Nutt reported to work at the Edwin Holmes telephone dispatch company in Boston, Massachusetts, and in doing so, she became the first female telephone operator.

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