stenographer

Pen-and-ink clerks who struggled to top 20 words a minute were displaced by typists who could top 60 wpm, especially if they used new touch-typing techniques pioneered by a Cincinnati stenographer, Elizabeth Longley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025

She spoke so quickly, at least six times during her testimony she was asked to slow down so a court stenographer could keep pace.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

Rather, it belonged to a woman from Illinois with a versatile résumé that included writing, acting, engineering and working as a stenographer: Lizzie Magie.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

West also worries the increased record-keeping during the inquiry stage—including bringing in a stenographer to record testimony and labeling all evidence—could deter anyone coming forward with a complaint.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 28, 2023

But that just adds credibility to the stenographer story, I think.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

California’s largest public sector union and the court reporters it represents warn the decision could allow the state’s court systems to stop hiring stenographers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

A long-brewing shortage has worsened as more stenographers retire and too few newcomers complete the rigorous training to replace them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

He would shake hands with the entire crew if the interview was on camera, and there would often be an embrace for the stenographers busily transcribing his thoughts.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024

Pipeline opponents had criticized the Wednesday meeting because oral testimony was only accepted in private to stenographers in a curtained area in a hotel ballroom.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

The stenographers had abandoned their typewriters and were crowded around us.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey