Some worked near the front lines with Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, the top U.S. commander. 100 Years On The Hello Girls Are Recognized For World War I Heroics from BIO 121 at Dorsey Schools, Lansing
These trailblazers were some of the first women to serve in the Army.
The U.S. military needed skilled operators to handle the telephones in World War I. 100 Years On, The 'Hello Girls' Are Recognized For World War I Heroics More than 200 American women played a crucial role in the war as telephone operators.
Their story was largely forgotten, but is being recognized on the 100th anniversary of the end of the war. Known as the Hello Girls, 223 U.S. women served in France. Here, the women work in Seine, France, in 1918. Hello Girls was the colloquial name for American female switchboard operators in World War I, formally known as the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit.During World War I, these switchboard operators were sworn into the U.S. Army Signal Corps..
Known as the Hello Girls, 223 U.S. women served in France. Even a 100 years after the war they served in ended, these women are still slowly receiving the recognition that they deserve. 100 Years On, The 'Hello Girls' Are Recognized For World War I Heroics In a rehearsal space near New York's Times Square, the cast is preparing for the opening of a musical, The Hello Girls, that's been a century in the making. But … The U.S. military needed skilled operators to handle the telephones in World War I. 100 Years On, The ‘Hello Girls’ Are Recognized For World War I Heroics More than 200 American women played a crucial role in the war as telephone operators. But when the shooting stopped, they weren't considered veterans and their story was largely forgotten.
This corps were formed in 1917 from a call by General John J. Pershing to improve the worsening state of communications on the Western front.
The Hello Girls of World War 1 Years ago when I was in high school I was hired by the local Bell Telephone office to work as a telephone operator during the summers.
In recognizing the Hello Girls, we honor their service and sacrifices to their country, their contribution to Women’s History, and their lasting legacies.