Author: Maria Li Affiliation: Independent Researcher Received 11 March 2024; Revised 26 April 2024; Accepted 11 May 2024; Available online 1 June 2024; Version of Record 1 October 2024. Volume 1, December 2024, (10005) https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566819 Abstract This article revisits the historical development of the secretarial profession as a long-run case of strategic information intermediation. The article provides a theory-building account of how secretaries and related