In 1917, Will I. Ohmer Wrote "Why We Are Hiring Women"

11/2/2022

Why the President of Recording and Computing Machines Hired Women in 1917.

This is an Interview in 1917 with Will I. Ohmer, President, Recording and Computing Machines Company. Headings, subheadings, and images were added by this author. The article was shortened and minor edits performed where appropriate for readability without affecting the overall tone and purpose of the piece while, hopefully, improving clarity.

Some author insights are provided which were gleaned from a follow-on, 1922 article—written five years later, about this same company, this same president, this production of fuses for the war effort, and this corporation’s approach in utilizing women in its workforce.

Several times the term “girl(s)” has been replaced with “woman/women” so as to keep the reader engaged and not distracted with an out-of-date term that was widely used at the time, and not in a derogatory manner.

Peter E. Greulich

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Picture of Will I. Ohmer with link to his article,

"Why We Are Hiring Women in Preference to Male Employees."

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