Invisible Labour: The Women Who Kept Wartime Telecommunications Running

Title: Invisible Labour: The Women Who Kept Wartime Telecommunications Running
Description: During the Second World War, women’s behind-the-scenes work in telecommunications was vital to the war effort. What can their experiences tell us about office work for women in the postal service at the time?
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Contributor: The Postal Museum
Type: Blog
Date: 2026
Subject: Labour History; Social History; Women's History
Period: 20th Century
Geographical Area: Europe

Women telephonists operating a switchboard with steel helmets, 1939-45 (POST 56/14).