Nasty Secretary Liberation Front gallery

A selection of early 1980s flyers from the Nasty Secretary Liberation Front, which was connected to Processed World magazine.

an invoice from a secretary including "non-stop typing = 1 backache 1 stiff neck" etc.

An essay "rebellion behind the typewriter"

Office Workers Olypmics - various office based sports

"humanizing the interface with electronic systems" a man in a suit addresses a robot "y'know, since you've been around I've felt more than a man than ever before"

"duelling for dollars"

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