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video by Anna Bianco
music by Annawhity
Italy, 2009, dur. 3':30'', b/n e colour

Teamwork is dedicated to the use of the telephone and to the telephone operators, these helpful girls with pleasant voices. Their main job was to plug callers' phone lines into the phone lines of the people they wanted to speak to. But she often acted as the town's information source, too. Operators were also expected to inform customers of election results, streetcar breakdowns, storms, train arrivals, and much more.
The first woman telephone operator was Emma Nutt, in 1878.
These women were true American pioneers. They proved that women could handle a tough job with skill and confidence. They opened doors for women who wanted to work outside the home.