| Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of Wwi Telephone Operators Contributor(s): Friddell, Claudia (Author), Baddeley, Elizabeth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1684373506 ISBN-13: 9781684373505 Publisher: Calkins Creek Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Activism & Volunteering |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.2" W x 11" (0.97 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of France. With expert skill, steady nerves, and steadfast loyalty, the Signal Corps operators transferred orders from commanders to battlefields and communicated top-secret messages between American and French headquarters. After faithfully serving her country --undaunted by freezing weather and fires; long hours and little sleep, and nearby shellings and far off explosions -- Grace was the first and only woman operator in the Signal Corps to be awarded the Army's Distinguished Service Medal. |