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

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.

About the author

Lynn Peril is a secretary and the author of Pink Think, College Girls, and Swimming in the Steno Pool. She lives in Oakland, California.

Product details

• Authors: Lynn Peril, Peril Lynn
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.09.2011
• EAN: 9780393338546
• ISBN: 978-0-393-33854-6
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 211 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 402 g
• Illustrations: 42 black-and-white illustrations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in Business, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Secretarial Aids & Training, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Secretarial, clerical & office skills, Secretarial, clerical and office skills