{"product_id":"grace-banker-and-her-hello-girls-answer-the-call","title":"Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\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\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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 shelling 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.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50033162518827,"sku":"9781684373505","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/2443\/0891\/files\/CopyofProductPhotoBookCoverFront-2025-07-22T142152.792.png?v=1753212122","url":"https:\/\/shop.skytreebooks.org\/products\/grace-banker-and-her-hello-girls-answer-the-call","provider":"SkyTree Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}