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COUCH, Frances E. (Dubuque, IA, February 16, 1867-- ) Couch pioneered in the 1880s as a business woman shortly after her graduation from Dubuque's Third Ward public school. Her first job was that of a clerk in the office of [[BOOTH, Caleb H.|Caleb H. BOOTH]] who was then secretary of the [[DUNLEITH | COUCH, Frances E. (Dubuque, IA, February 16, 1867-- ) Couch pioneered in the 1880s as a business woman shortly after her graduation from Dubuque's Third Ward public school. Her first job was that of a clerk in the office of [[BOOTH, Caleb H.|Caleb H. BOOTH]] who was then secretary of the [[DUNLEITH & DUBUQUE BRIDGE CO.]] and the [[DUBUQUE AND SIOUX CITY RAILROAD]]. She improvised her own system of shorthand and purchased her own typewriter. For this she received $25 monthly. | ||
When Booth died, she wrote to Stuyvesant Fish, the president of the railroad, and suggested that she be made the secretary of the two companies. Her request was denied, but when Booth's successor died she was elected secretary by the board of directors at its first meeting in July, 1911. She held the position for twenty-five years. | When Booth died, she wrote to Stuyvesant Fish, the president of the railroad, and suggested that she be made the secretary of the two companies. Her request was denied, but when Booth's successor died she was elected secretary by the board of directors at its first meeting in July, 1911. She held the position for twenty-five years. | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 11 May 2018
COUCH, Frances E. (Dubuque, IA, February 16, 1867-- ) Couch pioneered in the 1880s as a business woman shortly after her graduation from Dubuque's Third Ward public school. Her first job was that of a clerk in the office of Caleb H. BOOTH who was then secretary of the DUNLEITH & DUBUQUE BRIDGE CO. and the DUBUQUE AND SIOUX CITY RAILROAD. She improvised her own system of shorthand and purchased her own typewriter. For this she received $25 monthly.
When Booth died, she wrote to Stuyvesant Fish, the president of the railroad, and suggested that she be made the secretary of the two companies. Her request was denied, but when Booth's successor died she was elected secretary by the board of directors at its first meeting in July, 1911. She held the position for twenty-five years.
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1. "Dubuque Woman Much Be-Titled," Telegraph-Herald, April 12, 1936, p. 16