Emma M. Nutt Day

When Celebrated

Always on September 1st

Gifty-ness

About the Holiday

Today is Emma M. Nutt Day a day set aside to honor a true pioneer, the first woman telephone operator in America. Emma was hired by the Boston Telephone Dispatch on September 1, 1878 and worked there for 33 years. Emma and other female telephone operators helped to open doors for women that wanted to work outside the home.

Gift Guidelines

• Women in History Book
• "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" T-Shirt