This was the origin of the celebration of the Secretary's Day in El Salvador

On April 26 , the Secretary's Day is celebrated throughout the Salvadoran territory; a date that aims to recognize the work and dedication of these professionals who do hard work in public and private companies.

Secretaries represent one of the fundamental pieces in the proper functioning of a company. Without them, everything would be chaos and absolute lack of control. Here we tell you how Secretary's Day was born in El Salvador.

Why is Secretary's Day celebrated in El Salvador?

The origin of the anniversary of the Secretary's Day is somewhat uncertain and has several versions.

The most accepted of them dates back to 1868 when the Americans Carlos Gliden and Christopher Latham Sholes invented the first typewriter. In fact, it was Christopher's daughter, Lilian Sholes , who was the first to use this machine in public on June 23, 1868. Although this does not make her the first secretary in history , it does make her the first typist.

Decades later, in 1950, typewriter manufacturers decided to pay tribute to Lilian Sholes by offering typing courses. However, it was in the 1960s, when the National Association of Secretaries of the United States, promoted by the Remington company; company that bought the invention of Gliden and Sholes and began its commercialization, set the date in remembrance and tribute of Lilian Sholes to celebrate the important role of these people in companies.

Another version alludes to its origin dating back to the First Inter-American Congress of Secretaries in 1970. There, in that event, the Inter-American Federation of Associations of Secretaries was founded with the creation of the Inter-American Secretariat Day.

In El Salvador, Secretary's Day is born through decree 245 of February 17, 1971 with which it is declared to celebrate this anniversary every April 26