Every April 26, the Secretary's Day is celebrated in Costa Rica; a special day with which tribute is paid to all the women who every day and recognize the work and dedication shown by these professionals. Here we present the origin of the Secretary's Day in Costa Rica .
Why is Secretary's Day celebrated in Costa Rica?
The origin of the Secretary's Day celebration dates back to the year 1868 when the Americans Carlos Gliden and Christopher Latham Sholes invented the first typewriter. In fact, it was Christopher's daughter, Lilian Sholes , who was the first to use this machine in public on June 23, 1868. Although this does not make her the first secretary in history, it does make her the first typist.
Decades later, in 1950, typewriter manufacturers decided to pay tribute to Lilian Sholes by offering typing courses. However, it was in the 1960s, when the National Association of Secretaries of the United States, promoted by the Remington company; company that bought the invention of Gliden and Sholes and began its commercialization, set the date in remembrance and tribute of Lilian Sholes to celebrate the important role of these people in companies.
In Costa Rica, the origin of this event dates back to the First Inter-American Congress of Secretaries in 1970. There, at that event, the Inter-American Federation of Associations of Secretaries was founded with the creation of the Inter-American Secretariat Day.