• BuckFigotstheThird@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So, racism, misogyny, radical christian nationalism. Got it.

    “The company refused to hire Black operators until 1944, immigrants rarely got hired, and some exchanges barred Jewish women too. But for white, gentile, American-born women, especially young and unmarried women (as women often left the labor force after marriage, and married women faced discrimination in hiring), connecting calls at the switchboard was a common way to make a living.”