Directory assistants and switchboard operators all over the world, owe  a debt of gratitude to a woman with a nutty name.

On September 1st, 1878, the first woman telephone operator started working for the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.

The company was hiring young men first, but they lacked the patience and discipline to do the job properly.  This caused the company to turn to women to “man” (no pun intended) the phone system — including Emma’s sister Stella.

Any way you spell it, with a  nutty name like Emma M. Nutts, it’s nuts to everybody.

September Kookie/Foodie Calendar Month

Other Foodie/Kookie Holidays

Monthly

Better Breakfast Month
National Chicken Month
National Honey Month

Weekly

National Waffle Week First Week

Daily

1st ~ Emma M. Nutts Day, (First woman telephone operator)
2nd ~ National Blueberry Popsicle Day
3rd ~ Skyscraper Day
4th ~ Newspaper Carrier Day