Swimming in the Steno Pool - A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office (Paperback)

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 illus- trations promoting office equipment and office girls alike, Peril delivers a feisty, witty celebration of the women who ve been running the show for decades."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2011
First published:	April 2011
Authors:	Lynn Peril
Dimensions:	211 x 157 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-33854-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Office & workplace > Secretarial & office skills > General Promotions
LSN:	0-393-33854-1
Barcode:	9780393338546

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