Grace Banker and her Hello Girls answer the call, the heroic story of WWI telephone operators, written by Claudia Friddell ; illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley
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Grace Banker and her Hello Girls answer the call, the heroic story of WWI telephone operators, written by Claudia Friddell ; illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
individual biography
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illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Grace Banker and her Hello Girls answer the call
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bibliography
Oclc number
1235781476
Responsibility statement
written by Claudia Friddell ; illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley
Sub title
the heroic story of WWI telephone operators
Summary
"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."--Provided by publisher
Target audience
juvenile
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- Biographies
- Telephone operators
- Telephone operators -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile literature
- Distinguished Service Medal (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature
- Creative nonfiction
- Distinguished Service Medal (U.S.)
- Banker, Grace
- Informational works
- Picture books
- World War, 1914-1918
- Banker, Grace -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1914-1918 + Women -- Juvenile literature
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- Classification1
- Contributor1
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- Subject13
- Biographies
- Telephone operators
- Telephone operators -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile literature
- Distinguished Service Medal (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature
- Creative nonfiction
- Distinguished Service Medal (U.S.)
- Banker, Grace
- Informational works
- Picture books
- World War, 1914-1918
- Banker, Grace -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1914-1918 + Women -- Juvenile literature
- Content2
- Author1
- Illustrator1
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