Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office - Brossura

Peril, Lynn

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0393338541 ISBN 13: 9780393338546

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2011

Riassunto

Millions of women have held the position of secretary, alternately lauded as a breakthrough opportunity and excoriated as dead-end busy work. From the female pioneers who infiltrated Capitol Hill offices during the Civil War to today’s tech-savvy administrative assistants, secretaries have withstood criticism for abandoning their rightful sphere (the home), weathered the dubious advice of secretarial guide-books, taken hits from feminists and antifeminists alike, and demanded the right to resist making coffee—all while making their bosses look good.

In Swimming in the Steno Pool, author-secretary Lynn Peril profiles the various incarnations of the secretary, from pliable, sexy mate of the "office husband" to postfeminist executive-in-training, drawing inspiration from a wide range of "femorabilia" and secretarial guidebooks of yesteryear. Featuring an array of fabulous illustrations promoting office equipment and office girls alike, Peril delivers a feisty, witty celebration of the women who’ve been running the show for decades.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0393338541
• ISBN 13: 9780393338546
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 291
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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