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“Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call” Book Signing & Family Event

When
Saturday, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where
TrentonNew Jersey State Museum205 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
Admission
Free
Organizer
New Jersey State Museum

Family program about Grace Banker of Passaic, chief operator of the U.S. Signal Corps’ World War I “Hello Girls” switchboard operators. Author Claudia Friddell and Banker’s granddaughter Carolyn Timbie read from the book at 11:45 AM and sign copies, with activity stations including a practice switchboard and 1918 film footage; the documentary The Hello Girls (2018) screens at 1 PM. Free museum admission; Banker’s uniform is on view in The Power to Change exhibition.

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