Race on the Line
Subtitle: Gender, Labor, and Technology in the Bell System, 1880-1980
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780822325734
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Feminism; Labour economics; Political science & theory; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Employees; Business / Economics / Finance; United States; Business & Economics; History: American; USA; Employment; Corporate & Business History - General; Labor & Industrial Relations - General; Women & Business; African American Studies; Gender Studies/Feminist Theory; History, U.S.; Telephone operators; Discrimination & Racism; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; AT & T; African American women; History
First sentence: The mammoth American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&amp;T) and its associated companies, formerly known as the Bell System, evolved from a small, unincorporated patent association formed in 1875 into a national monopoly that amassed huge profits and dominated virtually the entire telephone service and equipment manufacturing industry by the eve of World War I.