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Domestic News
August 10, 1889
Woman's Chronicle
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Miss Alice B. Sanger is honored as the first woman employed as a clerk in the White House, excelling in typing and stenography. She is related to Gen. N. P. Banks and Elias Howe, noting women's success in male-dominated fields over fifty years.
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It is now more than fifty years since woman began to enter the various avenues of employment that had been accorded only to man, and we find that in very many of these departments she has filled difficult positions quite as well, and in not a few instances better than her brother. To Miss Alice B. Sanger, however, belongs the honor of being the first woman ever employed as clerk in the White House. The young lady is of pleasing appearance and is said to be one of the most expert typewriters and stenographers in the country.
She is a relative of Gen. N. P. Banks and Elias Howe, the original inventor of the sewing machine.
She is a relative of Gen. N. P. Banks and Elias Howe, the original inventor of the sewing machine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Appointment
What keywords are associated?
White House Clerk
First Woman Employee
Alice Sanger
Stenographer
Typewriter Expert
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Alice B. Sanger
Gen. N. P. Banks
Elias Howe
Where did it happen?
White House
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
White House
Key Persons
Miss Alice B. Sanger
Gen. N. P. Banks
Elias Howe
Event Details
Miss Alice B. Sanger is the first woman ever employed as clerk in the White House. She is of pleasing appearance and one of the most expert typewriters and stenographers in the country. She is a relative of Gen. N. P. Banks and Elias Howe, the original inventor of the sewing machine.