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SWIMMING IN THE STENO POOL
A RETRO GUIDE TO MAKING IT IN THE OFFICE |
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Lynn Peril |
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Paperback |
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£21.00 |
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£17.85 |
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ISBN 10: |
0393338541 |
ISBN 13: |
9780393338546 |
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WW NORTON & CO |
Pub. date: |
25 April, 2011 |
Pages: |
304 |
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Feed your boss's ego. Dress for success. And don't let your heels trip you up on the corporate ladder. |
Synopsis: |
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. |
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42 black-and-white illustrations |
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US |
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WW Norton & Co |
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