Gertrude had a plan. Her dream was to be the personal secretary to the Prime Minister of England. In 1908, that was probably the highest and most important working position a woman in England could hope for. Now she was on a ship heading from England to America to work in New York City. Gertrude’s plans were about to change.

Gertrude’s childhood had been difficult. During childhood, she would have bouts with bronchitis that would keep her out of school for months at a time. She eventually left school due to lack of funds and to help her mother at home. But she did not let that stop her from going after her ambition to be the secretary to the Prime Minister of England. So she began to study shorthand at home and learned to type. She knew to outdistance others she had be able to take dictat

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