Welcome to the herBusiness program, where we interview inspiring businesswomen and entrepreneurs.
In this episode, we interview Susan Elliott, author of Across the Divide. Susan is a female trailblazer who went to work for IBM as a programmer back in 1958.
Susan shares:
Enjoy this interview with Susan Elliott.
"We wore white gloves to work; some women wore hats. We sat in a big bullpen of gray desks. Men could smoke at their desks, but women were relegated to smoking in the ladies room. Everyone sang 'Ever Onward IBM' out of a hymnal at company events.When wives attended, the men with whom we worked daily avoided speaking to us. " — Susan S. Elliott, Across the Divide, Ch. 2, p. 22
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