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Friday, 25 March 2011

Women and Typewriters (Part X - final)

So there it all is, my tribute to women and typewriters, a 10-post essay in (mostly) imagery.
The typewriter has helped give women financial independence:















It has been used by great women writers, including, among many, Australia's own Christina Stead and English novellist Barbara Pym:
 
It could in itself be called a muse:

It is involved in a vast amount of advertising and photography:

And it all began with this ...

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5 comments:

  1. Tom25 March 2011 at 17:40

    G'day, mate! Love this sort of stuff. Thanks for posting.

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  2. Robert Messenger25 March 2011 at 19:04

    Thanks, Tom, appreciate it. It was a pleasure doing the postings. I'm glad somebody else likes it as well!

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  3. Tom Furrier25 March 2011 at 22:37

    I've really enjoyed reading your Women and Typewriters series. That was fun to read. The imagery was fantastic, like a trip through time. Great job!

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  4. notagain25 March 2011 at 23:16

    I love that award. We really must do something like it.

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  5. Ted26 March 2011 at 06:04

    Great job, excellent photos. I just wish they blew up a bit bigger (:

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