When the typewriter and telephone were first used in business in the 1880s,
A) businessmen found that they were ideal tools for women workers.
B) only men could use them.
C) they created new jobs for immigrant workers.
D) widespread job losses resulted.
E) they were a failure because people feared new inventions.

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The typewriter and telephone were initially seen as suitable for women workers because they were viewed as "routine and repetitive." This led to the creation of the "typewriter girls" or stenographers, who were predominantly young, white, and single women who would work in offices. The telephone, too, was viewed as something that could be operated by women with ease. As a result, both these inventions created new job opportunities for women who had previously been excluded from many occupations.

When the Typewriter and Telephone Were First Used in Business