Bloomington's unionized switchboard operators - active union women

In 1935, switchboard operators for the Wabash Telephone Company handled an average of 60,000 calls coming through its downtown Bloomington building.

This episode of McHistory tells the story of how Bloomington-Normal switchboard girls responded to the introduction of automatic dial systems.

This episode of McHistory was produced by WGLT's Mary Cullen, featuring Bill Kemp and Hannah Johnson of the McLean County Museum of History.

Listen Here:

https://www.wglt.org/podcast/mchistory/2019-08-14/mchistory-bloomington-normals-last-switchboard-girls?fbclid=IwAR0Wf6jV8vsjBNgQWFv1ZGEoMZ4g2o8uOfQfpUUGyKTgIT83fRGque5hg9U#stream/0