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Take a Letter Miss Witty, Please

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* Cropped. knee-flaunting, enjoyment-mad, non-maiden: obsessed by sex, whacking every kind of ball when not swilling every kind of cocktail... , God forbid I should employ such females in my office!
A Victorian gentleman's view of the emancipated breed of 1930s secretary. The secretarial role seemed the gateway to women's liberation 100 years ago. now the feminists argue it's the most effective barrier.
Kate Fenton explores the changing role of the secretary over the years. Producer KATE FENTON BBC Wales

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