Worcester, a city of firsts, played a key role in the invention of the typewriter. The writing machine patented in 1843 by Worcester resident Charles Thurber, son of an East Brookfield minister, “was ...

After graduating from Brown University, Thurber took a teaching role at Worcester Latin Grammar School, before becoming a ...

Typewriters, first introduced in the early 1870s, were an important invention. They brought women into the white-collar work force in droves. It was the first office job widely available to women.

This edition of the Dinner Party Download looks into cutlery and taste, the reading habits of younger Americans, and the history of the modern typewriter. This edition of the Dinner Party Download ...