TYPING MACHINE

The typing machine was created in 1868 by John Sholes. People who typed were called typewriters. He signed a contract with Remington to mass produce these machines in 1873. The Gregg system of shorthand was created in 1885. The first typing classes were introduced by the YWCA in 1886. Most of the students enrolled were women, who were pleased to learn a skill that would take them out of the sweat shops. By the early 1900s, the job of secretary had come into it’s own as a profession.