Author: Michèle Martin
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773562869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Drawing on the rich and unexplored Bell Canada archives in Montreal, Martin analyses the development of the telephone system in Canada, particularly in Ontario and Quebec, from 1878 to 1920. Bell Telephone originally envisaged the telephone as a business tool for a relatively small group of male professionals. The women who worked as operators -- an occupation which rapidly became a female ghetto -- played a key role in mediating the demands of telephone users and the limitations of the new technology. The many women who began to use the telephone for domestic, two-way communication eventually forced Bell Telephone to change its approach and ultimately transformed the telephone's social impact. Through a critical examination of the political and economic aspects of the development of telephone systems, Martin outlines changes in the nature of women's economic experience and in their participation in the community. She analyses the transformation of the telephone into a "public utility," stressing the ever-present economic incentives at the base of Bell Canada's decision making. She also examines the impact of this new technology on women and the labour process and on women's social and cultural practices. Her study not only provides an important understanding of a particular period but also insight into the effect of new communication technology on social structure.
Hello, Central?
Author: Michèle Martin
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773562869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Drawing on the rich and unexplored Bell Canada archives in Montreal, Martin analyses the development of the telephone system in Canada, particularly in Ontario and Quebec, from 1878 to 1920. Bell Telephone originally envisaged the telephone as a business tool for a relatively small group of male professionals. The women who worked as operators -- an occupation which rapidly became a female ghetto -- played a key role in mediating the demands of telephone users and the limitations of the new technology. The many women who began to use the telephone for domestic, two-way communication eventually forced Bell Telephone to change its approach and ultimately transformed the telephone's social impact. Through a critical examination of the political and economic aspects of the development of telephone systems, Martin outlines changes in the nature of women's economic experience and in their participation in the community. She analyses the transformation of the telephone into a "public utility," stressing the ever-present economic incentives at the base of Bell Canada's decision making. She also examines the impact of this new technology on women and the labour process and on women's social and cultural practices. Her study not only provides an important understanding of a particular period but also insight into the effect of new communication technology on social structure.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773562869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Drawing on the rich and unexplored Bell Canada archives in Montreal, Martin analyses the development of the telephone system in Canada, particularly in Ontario and Quebec, from 1878 to 1920. Bell Telephone originally envisaged the telephone as a business tool for a relatively small group of male professionals. The women who worked as operators -- an occupation which rapidly became a female ghetto -- played a key role in mediating the demands of telephone users and the limitations of the new technology. The many women who began to use the telephone for domestic, two-way communication eventually forced Bell Telephone to change its approach and ultimately transformed the telephone's social impact. Through a critical examination of the political and economic aspects of the development of telephone systems, Martin outlines changes in the nature of women's economic experience and in their participation in the community. She analyses the transformation of the telephone into a "public utility," stressing the ever-present economic incentives at the base of Bell Canada's decision making. She also examines the impact of this new technology on women and the labour process and on women's social and cultural practices. Her study not only provides an important understanding of a particular period but also insight into the effect of new communication technology on social structure.
"Hello, Central?"
Author: Michèle Martin
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773508309
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In most studies of technological development, women are portrayed as passive victims of new technology. In contrast, in "Hello, Central?" Michèle Martin reveals the significant impact women had on the development of telephone systems.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773508309
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In most studies of technological development, women are portrayed as passive victims of new technology. In contrast, in "Hello, Central?" Michèle Martin reveals the significant impact women had on the development of telephone systems.
The American Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Pages : 688
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Kʻoria Misyŏn Pʻildŭ
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Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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InfoWorld
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
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InfoWorld is targeted to Senior IT professionals. Content is segmented into Channels and Topic Centers. InfoWorld also celebrates people, companies, and projects.
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
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InfoWorld is targeted to Senior IT professionals. Content is segmented into Channels and Topic Centers. InfoWorld also celebrates people, companies, and projects.
The Conservator
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Category : Social problems
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Category : Social problems
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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American Magazine
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Platform Recitations
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Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Monologues, Stories, Jingles and Plays
Author: Mary Moncure Parker
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Category : Monologues
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Category : Monologues
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics
Author: David G. Dodd
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501123327
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501123327
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
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