📅 Emma Nutt, the first woman operator (1878)
Where: Boston, USA
📅 On This Day: September 1
September 1, 1878: Emma Nutt, the first woman operator. On 1 September 1878, Emma Nutt started work in Boston, USA, as the world's first woman telephone operator. In those days, when you made a call, an operator connected you by plugging in the wires by hand. She is said to have remembered every number in the company's telephone directory.
✨ More events on this day
- 1804 🚀 German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding discovered 3 Juno in 1804, one of the largest asteroids in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- 1859 🔬 The Carrington Event began in 1859, the strongest solar storm ever recorded, making colourful auroras glow in skies far from the poles.
- 1897 💡 The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opened in 1897, becoming the first underground railway in North America, and trains still run through it today.
🧠 Question of the day
How did early operators connect calls?
- By plugging in wires by hand
- By sending letters
- By waving flags
Show the answer
Answer: By plugging in wires by hand
🎂 Landmarks that opened on September 1
Questions
What happened on September 1?
September 1, 1878: Emma Nutt, the first woman operator. It happened in Boston, USA.
Which landmarks opened on September 1?
Main building of Moscow State University (opened 1953), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (dedicated 1995).
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Nutt