On This Day in Telephone History March 24TH 1879, Marjorie Gray became Connecticut's first female telephone operator employed by the Telephone Dispatch Company of Bridgeport. The first telephone exchange operators were adolescent boys, but their sophomoric tendencies proved abusive to subscribers. Adult women were found to be professional and hospitable. Eventually, women completely dominated the telephone operator occupation.

On This Day in Telephone History March 24TH 1879

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On This Day in Telephone History March 24TH 1879, Marjorie Gray became Connecticut’s First Female Telephone Operator employed by the Telephone Dispatch Company of Bridgeport. The first telephone exchange operators were adolescent boys, but their sophomoric tendencies proved abusive to subscribers. Adult women were found to be professional and hospitable. Eventually, women completely dominated the telephone operator occupation.