{"product_id":"grace-banker-and-her-hello-girls-answer-the-call-the-heroic-story-of-wwi-telephone-operators-9781684373505","title":"Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of Wwi Telephone Operators","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLed 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Calkins Creek Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684373505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Claudia Friddell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38213589008565,"sku":"9781684373505","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3606076d-1da5-46c6-b00c-2c4878bc7c4d.jpg?v=1610441868","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/grace-banker-and-her-hello-girls-answer-the-call-the-heroic-story-of-wwi-telephone-operators-9781684373505","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}