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The history of Administrative Professionals’ Day dates back to 1952. Administrative Professionals’ Day was first known as Secretary’s Day, when Harry Klemfuss, a publicist in New York encouraged the consideration of the secretarial support field. He worked with the National Secretaries Association, which later became known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals.
This day is celebrated on the Wednesday of the last full week of April, and it recognizes secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists, and other support professionals.
Administrative Professionals’ Day is actually an unofficial holiday and it was originally observed only in the United States. The first of this historic celebration took place on June 4th, 1952, during the first National Secretaries Week, June 1 through June 7, 1952, and it was proclaimed by the United States Secretary of Commerce, Charles Sawyer. By 1955, it moved to be observed during the last full week of April.
Now it is celebrated worldwide, and it has become one of the largest observances in the work place. The direct supervisor of the administrative assistant usually takes their support personnel to lunch, buys her flowers or candy, or gives the assistant time off. There was a time where many secretaries actually rebelled against the flower-giving, and adopted the chant “raises, not roses.”
The history of Administrative Professionals’ Day tells that it was observed as National Secretaries Week in 1955, then the name changed to Professional Secretaries Week in 1981, and then it was finally renamed to Administrative Professionals Week in the year 2000. And the registrant is now recognized as the International Association of Administrative Professionals.
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