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Women in Technical Communication

From typewriters to touchscreens: a history by the women who did the work

Sharon Burton

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English
XML Press
30 March 2026
For the first time, the stories of the women who built the profession of technical communication have been brought together. These women helped shape how the world understands technology.

Spanning fifty years of innovation, from typewriters to personal computers to smartphones, these first-hand stories reveal how women in technical communication carved out careers, led change, and defined a field in constant motion.

Told in their own words, this anthology celebrates the pioneers who turned communication into a bridge between people and technology.
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Imprint:   XML Press
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 191mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   826g
ISBN:   9781937434915
ISBN 10:   1937434915
Pages:   484
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sharon Burton consults as a technical content strategist and teaches part-time at the University of California, Riverside, in the Bourns College of Engineering. Leveraging her graduate cultural anthropology education, Sharon's career has been built around making content and content development easier for both businesses and content consumers.In her spare time, she knits, sews, cooks, grows food, bakes bread, and goes to the gym. She can be found on the back of her husband's motorcycle or driving her little red sports car. Three or more nights a week, Sharon teaches baby engineers to communicate at the University of California, Riverside, as part of the engineering program.

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