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Sarah Shaw

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Born

London

Website

https://sarahshawwords.blogspot.com/

Genre

Biography, History, Nonfiction

Member Since

January 2016

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On leaving school I trained as a secretary and worked in London through the 1970s, for the BBC and various other companies.
Later, I moved into librarianship and recently retired from working as Librarian at a Cambridge college.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Sarah Shaw After my 1971 diary was published, I heard from many other 1970s' secretaries and it struck me how poorly we had been represented in the media and sin…moreAfter my 1971 diary was published, I heard from many other 1970s' secretaries and it struck me how poorly we had been represented in the media and since then. So I decided to do some research into what it was really like to be one in that critical decade.
Short skirts and shorthand is the result.(less)

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Average rating: 3.7 · 57 ratings · 16 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary 3.62 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2015 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Short Skirts And Shorthand: Secretaries In The 1970s 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Doodlebugs to Devon 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Both my books are available from bookshops, Amazon and libraries. There's a brief intro on this page and more information on the page for each book.
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The Secret Diary of a 1970s SecretaryThe genuine diary for 1971 of a secretary at the BBC.

In a world of miniskirts, decimalisation and Morecambe & Wise, young Sarah divides her time between work, a girls' hostel in London and h

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