Technical Communication Quarterly Jul 1997

Gender, Technology, and the History of Technical Communication

Katherine T. Durack

Abstract

This article considers why women have been absent from the history of technical communication. It discusses research from the history of technology suggesting that notions of technology, work, and workplace may be gendered terns. The piece concludes with several suggestions for defining technical communication so the significant works of women will not be excluded from the discipline's history.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1997-07-01
DOI
10.1207/s15427625tcq0603_2
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication

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