What innovation in clerical work occurred during the United States' Civil War?
a. Typewriters were invented.
b. Battlefield logistics planning led to the development of shorthand.
c. A process used to manufacture field artillery shells was adapted to produce carbon paper.
d. The army developed a specialized job of secretary.
e. Because of a shortage of men, women were hired as clerks in the Department of Treasury.
e
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