Students in Typing Class (Still Image)

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8 x 10"; b&w print

Abstract:

A candid shot of a typing class made up of all female students. Image may not be taken on the Danbury campus and may be in New Britain where secretarial training classes were offered in the 1940s..

Date:

1940s

Subject:

Western Connecticut State University--History

References:

An article from Spreeder at the history of typing classes.

An article from The Atlantic about the gendered past of typing education.

An article from the MIT Technology Review about the lack of typing skills among young persons today.

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Western Connecticut State University Photographs and Miscellanea, RG8

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Danbury Normal School, HIS148, Student experience, Student life

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“Students in Typing Class.” Western Connecticut State University Photographs and Miscellanea, RG8. WCSU Archives, 7 Mar. 2024. Accessed on the Web: 23 July 2024.