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Grace Banker and her Hello Girls answer the call : the heroic story of WWI telephone operators / by Friddell, Claudia,author.(CARDINAL)498018; Baddeley, Elizabeth,illustrator.(CARDINAL)692176;

Includes bibliographical references."Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of France. With expert skill, steady nerves, and steadfast loyalty, the Signal Corps operators transferred orders from commanders to battlefields and communicated top-secret messages between American and French headquarters. After faithfully serving her country--undaunted by freezing weather and fires; long hours and little sleep, and nearby shellings and far off explosions--Grace was the first and only woman operator in the Signal Corps to be awarded the Army's Distinguished Service Medal."--Provided by publisher.NC1120LAccelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Biographies.; Creative nonfiction.; Informational works.; Picture books.; Banker, Grace, 1892-1960; United States. Army. Signal Corps; Distinguished Service Medal (U.S.); Telephone operators; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;

Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 18

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Switchboard soldiers : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.(CARDINAL)349249;

"From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I-the women of the US Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military, smashed the workplace glass ceiling, and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory."--Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-452).

Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; United States. Army. Signal Corps; Women soldiers; World War, 1914-1918; Telephone operators;

Available copies: 98 / Total copies: 115

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Love comes calling / by Mitchell, Siri L.,1969-(CARDINAL)470507;

When a look alike friend asks Ellis Eton to fill in for her as a telephone operator, Ellis jumps at the chance. For her, the job will provide not only acting practice but the funds to get Ellis a start in the movies. She's tired of always being a disappointment to her traditional Boston family, and though she can't deny the way he makes her head spin, she knows she's not good enough for Griffin Phillips, either. It's simple: avoid Griff's attentions, work, and get paid. But in typical Ellis fashion, her simple plan spirals out of control when she overhears a menacing phone call with her very own Griff as the target.

Subjects: Christian fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Romance fiction.; Actresses; Families; Siblings; Telephone operators; Siblings.;

Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 16

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Switchboard soldiers [audio-enabled device] by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.(CARDINAL)349249; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator.(CARDINAL)344518; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; Listening Library.(CARDINAL)715495; Playaway Digital Audio.(CARDINAL)565887;

Performed by Saskia Maarleveld.In 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France and was unable to communicate with troops in the field. Pershing needed operators who could swiftly and accurately connect multiple calls, speak fluent French and English, remain steady under fire, and be utterly discreet, since the calls often conveyed classified information. At the time, nearly all telephone operators were women, but women could not enlist. So he began recruiting them.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; War fiction.; United States. Army. Signal Corps; Telephone operators; Women soldiers; World War, 1914-1918;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Switchboard soldiers [sound recording] : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.(CARDINAL)349249; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator.(CARDINAL)344518;

Read by Saskia Maarleveld.In June 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France to establish American forces in Europe. He immediately found himself unable to communicate with troops in the field. Pershing needed operators who could swiftly and accurately connect multiple calls, speak fluent French and English, remain steady under fire, and be utterly discreet, since the calls often conveyed classified information. At the time, nearly all well-trained American telephone operators were women, but women were not permitted to enlist, or even to vote in most states. Nevertheless, the U.S. Army Signal Corps promptly began recruiting them. More than 7,600 women responded, including Grace Banker of New Jersey, a switchboard instructor with AT & T and an alumna of Barnard College; Marie Miossec, a Frenchwoman and aspiring opera singer; and Valerie DeSmedt, a twenty-year-old Pacific Telephone operator from Los Angeles, determined to strike a blow for her native Belgium. They were among the first women sworn into the U.S. Army under the Articles of War. The male soldiers they had replaced had needed one minute to connect each call. The switchboard soldiers could do it in ten seconds. The risk of death was real, the women worked as bombs fell around them, as was the threat of a deadly new disease: the Spanish Flu. Not all of the telephone operators would survive.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1914-1918; United States. Army. Signal Corps; Telephone operators; Women soldiers;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Switchboard soldiers [large print] : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.(CARDINAL)349249;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 733-736)."From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I-the women of the US Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military, smashed the workplace glass ceiling, and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory. In June 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France to establish American forces in Europe. He immediately found himself unable to communicate with troops in the field. Pershing needed operators who could swiftly and accurately connect multiple calls, speak fluent French and English, remain steady under fire, and be utterly discreet, since the calls often conveyed classified information. At the time, nearly all well-trained American telephone operators were women, but women were not permitted to enlist, or even to vote in most states. Nevertheless, the U.S. Army Signal Corps promptly began recruiting them. More than 7,600 women responded, including Grace Banker of New Jersey, a switchboard instructor with AT & T and an alumna of Barnard College; Marie Miossec, a Frenchwoman and aspiring opera singer; and Valerie DeSmedt, a twenty-year-old Pacific Telephone operator from Los Angeles, determined to strike a blow for her native Belgium. They were among the first women sworn into the U.S. Army under the Articles of War. The male soldiers they had replaced had needed one minute to connect each call. The switchboard soldiers could do it in ten seconds. The risk of death was real, the women worked as bombs fell around them, as was the threat of a deadly new disease: the Spanish Flu. Not all of the telephone operators would survive."--

Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Banker, Grace, 1892-1960; United States. Army. Signal Corps; World War, 1914-1918; Women soldiers; Telephone operators;

Available copies: 27 / Total copies: 32

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The Hello Girls : America's first women soldiers / by Cobbs, Elizabeth,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-354) and index.America's last citizens -- Neutrality defeated, and the telephone in war and peace -- Looking for soldiers and finding women -- We're going over: recruiting the Hello Girls -- Pack your kit: selection and training -- Wilson adopts suffrage and the Signal Corps embarks -- Americans find their way, over there -- Better late than never: the battle for the Marne -- Wilson fights for a mandate at home -- Together in the crisis of Meuse-Argonne -- Peace without victory medal -- Soldiering forward in the twentieth century."In World War I, telephones linked commanding generals with soldiers in muddy trenches. A woman in uniform connected almost every one of their calls, speeding the orders that won the war. Like other soldiers, the "Hello Girls" swore the Army oath and stayed for the duration. A few were graduates of elite colleges. Most were ordinary, enterprising young women motivated by patriotism and adventure, eager to test their mettle and save the world. The first contingent arrived in France just as the German Army trained "Big Bertha" on Paris, bombarding the frightened city as the new women of the U.S. Army struggled through unlit streets to find their billets. A handful followed General Pershing to the gates of Verdun and the battlefields of Meuse-Argonne. When the switchboard operators sailed home a year later, the Army dismissed them without veterans' benefits or victory medals. The women commenced a sixty-year fight that a handful of survivors carried to triumph in 1979. This book shows how technological developments encouraged an unusual band to volunteer for military service at the precise moment that feminists back home championed a federal suffrage amendment. The same desire to participate fully in the life of their country animated both groups, and both struggled after 1920 to reap the rewards of victory. Their experiences illuminate ways in which sex-role change was embraced and resisted throughout the twentieth century, and the ways that men and women struggled together for gender justice."--

Subjects: United States. Army. Signal Corps; United States. Army; World War, 1914-1918; Telephone operators; World War, 1914-1918; Women soldiers; Women veterans; Women soldiers; Sex discrimination against women; World War, 1914-1918; Women; Women.; Womyn.;

Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 24

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Mary Alice returns / by Allen, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)520049; Marshall, James,1942-1992,illustrator.(CARDINAL)720827;

Mary Alice, the duck who is an efficient and conscientious telephone operator, attempts to track down an anonymous caller in distress.

Subjects: Fiction.; Ducks; Telephone;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Heroes of the day / by Louis, Nancy,1952-(CARDINAL)666410;

Describes the actions of emergency telephone operators, police officers, firefighters, trained dogs, and individual citizens who helped in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001.Accelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Emergency management; Emergency management; Heroes; Heroes; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6

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Local telephone competition : summary of proceedings conducted pursuant to chapter 27 of the 1995 sessions laws : biennial report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations. by North Carolina.Utilities Commission.Public Staff.(CARDINAL)179078; North Carolina.General Assembly.Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations.(CARDINAL)179130;

Description based on: 2011-2013; title from cover.

Subjects: Local telephone service; Telephone; Telephone companies; Telephone lines;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2

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