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Mar 1, 2018 · Watch the trailer and learn about the 223 women who served as telephone operators in France during World War I. They faced discrimination, hardship, and danger, but also achieved victory and recognition.
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- Documentary
- James Theres
- 2018-03-01
Told through 100-year-old letters, photos, rare archival footage, and interviews with family and historians, this documentary brings to life a story that was almost entirely unknown. In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France as telephone operators to help win the Great War.
Jul 27, 2023 · With her book The Hello Girls and a follow-up documentary film, historian, commentator and author Elizabeth Cobbs set out to recognize the women who served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps’ Female Telephone Operators Unit during World War I. Members of the unit, many of whom worked Stateside as switchboard operators, maintained communications on ...
- Dave Kindy
Nov 9, 2018 · The U.S. military needed skilled operators to handle the telephones in World War I. Known as the Hello Girls, 223 U.S. women served in France.
...more. In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps, at the insistence of General John J. Pershing, sent 223 American women to France because they were masters of the latest...
- 54 min
- 9.3K
- US National Archives
Currently you are able to watch "The Hello Girls" streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Freevee, Runtime for free with ads or buy it as download on Amazon Video. It is also possible to rent "The Hello Girls" on Amazon Video online.
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Watch The Hello Girls, a film by James Theres, about the 223 women who served as telephone operators in France during World War I. Learn about their challenges, achievements, and legacy in this historical documentary.
- Documentary
