Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Twilightof the Velocipede


Before Linotype revolutionized typesetting in the 1880s, compositors set texts by hand. Typesetting races, which drew crowds in the thousands, offered huge cash prizes, and helped women "Swifts" fight for workplace equity.


Women learning typesetting at Berlin’s Lette-Verein, 1902 — Source.

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