The Invention of the Typewriter Was Believed to Lower the Skill

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Essay

The invention of the typewriter was believed to lower the skill level required in clerical work. Discuss how our socially constructed definitions of "skill" impact women and the work women do.

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Definitions:

Carbonyl

A functional group characterized by a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom (C=O), central to many organic reactions and compounds.

Infrared Radiation

A form of electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than visible light, used in heating and imaging technologies.

Alkene Absorption

Refers to the specific wavelengths at which alkenes absorb infrared light due to the stretching vibrations of the carbon-carbon double bond.

Stretching Frequency

A measure of how often a chemical bond undergoes a vibration between atoms, used in IR spectroscopy to help identify functional groups.