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: Hardcover
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780822325543
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Feminism; Labour economics; Political science & theory; Women & Business; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Discrimination & Racism; Discrimination In Employment; Telecommunications; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Business/Economics; USA; Corporate & Business History - General; Social Aspects; African American Studies; Gender Studies/Feminist Theory; History, U.S.; Telephone operators; United States; AT & T; African American women; Employees; Employment; 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.