[SFDXA] A Biography of a Telegrapher - From QRZ

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*A Biography of a Telegrapher - From QRZ *

The CBC recently interviewed Lavina Shaw, Past International President 
of the Morse Telegraph Club. In this biographical documentary, Lavina 
talks about her experiences working as a railroad and commercial 
telegrapher as well as her experiences as a woman working in a man's 
world. Like many telegraphers of her era, Lavina had a front-row seat to 
history.

In addition to railroad and commercial operations (telegrams, 
cablegrams), the telegraph was widely used in a variety of applications 
such as stock brokerage operations, commodities and board of trade work, 
press operations, and so forth. Even the telephone company used Morse 
telegraphy extensively for its internal operations well into the post 
war era.

Radio amateurs in general, and CW operators in particular, will 
undoubtedly find this video interesting, not just for the human interest 
content, but for its insights into the antecedents of radiotelegraphy.

The Morse Telegraph Club is a non-profit historical and educational 
association dedicated to preserving the history and traditions of 
telegraphy and the telegraph industry. MTC members and chapters 
demonstrate telegraphy at historical events, design and construct 
historically correct museum exhibits and conduct presentations on the 
history of telegraphy. MTC also publishes an excellent quarterly journal 
entitled "Dots and Dashes, which includes articles on telegraph history 
and first-person accounts of telegraph industry employees.

For more information on MTC membership, please contact James Wades (WB8SIW).

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