Typist and stenographer One day, while taking court reports, Sanger met
William H. H. Miller of the law firm Harrison, Miller, and Elam. Miller rushed into the courtroom seeking a stenographer. She was employed at the law firm for two years, where she met
Benjamin Harrison. She was a skilled
stenographer, able to dictate 200 words per minute in shorthand. Her spelling was said to be "absolutely perfect".
White House On January 2, 1890, Sanger became the first woman to join the White House staff. She was appointed by President Harrison and was the presidential secretary. One newspaper article described her as knowing "more about Mr. Harrison's affairs, both private and executive, than anybody else in the world". She was noted for her "wonderful ability to keep political secrets", and referred to as a "jewel of secrecy". Her responsibilities at the Post Office included arranging contracts for
telegraph and cable rates, indexing annual reports, making a daily digest of the
Congressional Record, editing the Postal Guide, and tracking all legislation affecting the Office. Sanger was promoted by 1930 to the Department's Personnel Officer. She worked there for forty years, retiring on January 31, 1934, in order to spend more time on her art.
Flag Day Sanger is the originator of the US holiday
Flag Day. She was known as the "
Betsy Ross of the Post Office Department". ==Personal life==