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Elsa Freeman Helfrich
(18 July 1895 – 8 December 1952) Group 7 Operator Elsa Freeman was born in Manhattan, New York, the eldest child of John and Mary (Billups Freeman. In the early 1900s, the family moved to Chicago, where Mr. Freeman was a representative of the American Hard Rubber Company. Elsa attended Hyde Park High School and…
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Marguerite Derlis Schulze
(31 July 1882 – November 1967) Group 7 Marguerite Derlis Schulze was born in 1882 in France, the child of Joseph Derlis of Avignon. Her father had overseen the Telephone and Telegraph in Avignon, although she had not worked as a telephone operator prior to joining the US Signal Corps. She attended Avignon College in…
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Renee Messelin
Chief Operator Renee Messelin was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 12, 1890. She was the daughter of Mack and Mamie (Park) Caldwell, a prominent African American couple. Mr. Caldwell was born in North Carolina, and married Mamie Park in Texas, which is where she had been born. Their third child, Ellarane Yvonne Caldwell (her…
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The Beginning
Research has been conducted on the women who comprised the US Army Signal Corps during World War I. They are colloquially called the “Hello Girls”. The research continues on these remarkable women. This blog will serve as a repository of information, biographies and other items of interest.