Women who had spent years in secretarial pools made great decoders: when they heard "This section is gibberish because the radio signal faded; can you figure out the rest from context?" they said, "For ten years I took dictation for a mumbler in Accounts Receivable; I can figure out anything from context." ~ Kate Quinn
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Plus Moms can decode garbled talking/voice mails/writing of any kid.
Our youngest daughter's mother-in-law worked at Bletchley Park; we didn't find out about it until her funeral. She had written up some notes for her obit and sealed them in an envelope to be opened upon her death.
The dedication of those women who were treated as surplus to requirements after the war was remarkable.
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