![]() ![]() Her daughter Kathleen Chambers described Biddy as being “very clever,” and noted she “was brilliant at shorthand.” Along with speed and accuracy, she sought understanding as well.” Not to content to function like a machine, Gertrude listened for the sense and context of what was read. took turns reading articles and book selections as Gertrude transcribed them into shorthand. “Knowing that many young men and women could take shorthand, she decided to outdistance the field in speed and accuracy. If you are a fan of the devotional My Utmost for His Highest, you have one person to thank: Biddy Chambers.īorn Gertrude Hobbs in 1884 England, “Gert” suffered annual bouts of bronchitis as a child, thus limiting her time in school.ĭetermined to excel and one day be the secretary to the Prime Minister of England, she studied shorthand in Pittman’s Correspondence School.Īccording to Oswald Chambers biographer David McCasland in Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God: ![]()
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