The Hello Girls

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The Hello Girls is a musical that tells the story of the pioneering women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps who served as telephone operators in World War I.

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instanceOf stage musical
artForm musical theatre
basedOn true story of U.S. Army Signal Corps women telephone operators
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts U.S. Army Signal Corps NERFINISHED
World War I NERFINISHED
educatesAbout history of U.S. women’s military service in World War I
role of women in military communications
featuresCharacterType U.S. Army officer
female telephone operator
featuresEvent American involvement in World War I
featuresOrganization U.S. Army Signal Corps NERFINISHED
focusesOn pioneering women telephone operators
genre biographical musical
historical musical
hasSetting France NERFINISHED
World War I battlefront communications
hasTheme equality in the armed forces
patriotism
service and sacrifice
women’s rights
intendedAudience general theatre audiences
language English
mainSubject U.S. Army Signal Corps telephone operators
women in World War I
medium live theatre
narrativeFocus deployment of women operators to the European front
formation of the Signal Corps women’s telephone operator unit
postwar struggle for recognition as veterans
portrays fight for veterans’ recognition
gender discrimination in the military
women’s military service
portraysGroup “Hello Girls” telephone operators
portraysTimePeriod 1910s
World War I era
titleRefersTo nickname of U.S. Army Signal Corps women telephone operators
uses dialogue and music to dramatize real events
songs to tell historical story
workType narrative musical theatre work

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Dominique Caine notableWork The Hello Girls