the history of cursive. cursive during the united states’ infancy, professional penmen were...
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During the United States’ infancy, professional penmen were responsible for copying official documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Among amateurs, meanwhile, signature handwriting styles became associated with various professions and social ranks; women and men were also expected to embrace cursive styles unique to their gender. In the mid-1800s an abolitionist and bookkeeper named Platt Rogers Spencer attempted to democratize American penmanship by formulating a cursive writing system, known as the Spencerian method and taught by textbook, that many schools and businesses quickly adopted. (Ornate and sinuous, it can be seen in the original Coca-Cola logo.) CURSIVETRANSCRIPT
THE HISTORY OF CURSIVE
CURSIVE
During the United States’ infancy, professional penmen were responsible for copying official
documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Among
amateurs, meanwhile, signature handwriting styles became associated with various professions
and social ranks; women and men were also expected to embrace cursive styles unique to their
gender. In the mid-1800s an abolitionist and bookkeeper named Platt Rogers Spencer
attempted to democratize American penmanship by formulating a cursive writing system, known as
the Spencerian method and taught by textbook, that many schools and businesses quickly
adopted. (Ornate and sinuous, it can be seen in the original Coca-Cola logo.)
CURSIVE
During the 1920s, cursive
was used in most American
schools. Teachers began
teaching cursive writing to students in third grade.
CURSIVE
January 23rd is National
Handwriting Day in the United
States. It is the birthday of John
Hancock.