If you're scratching your head trying to figure out what a bullet bra is, don't feel too bad, because the chances are that you weren't even born when this pointy underwear was in fashion.

What would you have worn, listened to and eaten when the Queen came to the throne 60 years ago? Build your 1950s life using our app.

Super secretary.

Vintage secretary (and her creepy co-worker).

A collection of 30 interesting vintage pictures of women woking in office over the decades... Woman answering the phone in an office setting wearing cotton blouse and mock linen skirt in complimentary shades of amethyst, ca. 1950s. Doris Maxwell, secretary at the Alpine Nursing Home, poses for a portrait at her desk, 1970. Woman in an office. The daily grind. Tight quarters for the typists. In typical 1920's get up. A secretary takes dictation for her boss, ca. 1960s. Secretary working at…

A collection of 30 interesting vintage pictures of women woking in office over the decades... Woman answering the phone in an office setting wearing cotton blouse and mock linen skirt in complimentary shades of amethyst, ca. 1950s. Doris Maxwell, secretary at the Alpine Nursing Home, poses for a portrait at her desk, 1970. Woman in an office. The daily grind. Tight quarters for the typists. In typical 1920's get up. A secretary takes dictation for her boss, ca. 1960s. Secretary working at…

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A collection of 30 interesting vintage pictures of women woking in office over the decades... Woman answering the phone in an office setting wearing cotton blouse and mock linen skirt in complimentary shades of amethyst, ca. 1950s. Doris Maxwell, secretary at the Alpine Nursing Home, poses for a portrait at her desk, 1970. Woman in an office. The daily grind. Tight quarters for the typists. In typical 1920's get up. A secretary takes dictation for her boss, ca. 1960s. Secretary working at…

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The office of the 1950s and ‘60s was, in many ways, the embodiment of the American dream; it allowed for a comfortable salary, an independent lifestyle, and room for advancement. In the 1960s, the number one job for American women was the secretarial occupation. The most common job for American women today is still the same. According to the U.S. Census, 96% of the approximately 4 million people who identify themselves today as secretaries (or something similar) are women.