Moving Technical Communication into the Post-Industrial Age: Advice from 1910

Technical Communication Quarterly Jul 2003

Moving Technical Communication into the Post-Industrial Age: Advice from 1910

Gail Lippincott

Abstract

This article examines advice from a century ago that anticipates current calls to relocate the value of technical communication. Chemist Ellen Swallow Richards coined euthenics, the science of controllable environment, and then discussed communication technologies to teach scientific principles to the public. She emphasized women's pivotal role as audience and communicator, helping us understand how to enact the practices of symbolic analysis that give value to our work.

Journal: Technical Communication Quarterly
Published: 2003-07-01
DOI: 10.1207/s15427625tcq1203_6
Open Access: Closed
Topics: technical communication

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