It’s the bane of many a city but finding a public toilet can be one of the biggest annoyances in modern life and in London they are relatively few and far between and one visit to some of them might be enough to put you off for life. What makes it worse in someways is… Continue reading Were public toilets used to oppress ladies?
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From bad boys to the hello girls – the origins of the Telephone Operator
As was often the case with Victorian era workplaces, many of the worst and most menial jobs were filled by boys and this was the case with the early Telegraph networks. As revolutionary as it seems to go from telegrams to spoken calls, it wasn’t immediately apparent to the first telephone network providers that… Continue reading From bad boys to the hello girls – the origins of the Telephone Operator
The Most Powerful Women in History 10-6
I’ve written a lot of posts about notable and less-known women in history but given the recent election results in America, I thought it would be a good time to give a low-down on some of the most powerful females in history. Of course such a list is to a degree a personal choice and… Continue reading The Most Powerful Women in History 10-6
Stephen Liddell 