When is National Emma M. Nutt Day?

Friday September 1st

On September 1, National Emma M. Nutt Day is annually celebrated each day. It is National Emma M. Nutt Day. Emma M. Nutt, America's first female telephone operator, is honored on this day.

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Emma's first day of work at a telephone dispatch firm was september 1, 1878, she was emma's first day of work as a telephone operator in boston, Massachusetts

Emma did so well at her job that they started recruiting only females as telephone dispatchers, rather than males.

"Emma," a synthesized speech attendant device developed by "preferred voice inc," is named in her honor, and "philips electronics nv" is named in her honor"