Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1917 — WOMEN TO SERVE AS WIRELESS OPERATORS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOMEN TO SERVE AS WIRELESS OPERATORS

Women are now invading a comparatively new field and are preparing themselves to take the places of men at the wireless telegraph instruments in case their services are needed by Uncle Sam or by private companies. Classes In wireless have been organized under the direction of the National League for Women's Service and many women already are prepared to go into active service when they are‘needed. The picture shows Miss Elise Van R. Owen testing a receiving set at a wireless school in New York.