Sunday, January 09, 2011

1938

In 1938 my grandmother was 17 years old, finishing up her last year of high school and preparing for college.

She was a fast typist, averaging more than 60 words per minute throughout her senior year and was also becoming skilled in shorthand.

Shorthand appears throughout her diaries, randomly it seems, but I am curious as to why she chose to use shorthand at the moments that she did. Was she just saving space or was she keeping private moments away from prying eyes?

She was a good student, a loyal church-goer and was very rarely ever alone.