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1942 (Age 18): Graduated HS in Woodstock, IL, writing 140 wpm—her peers were writing 80-100 wpm. 

1942–43: Attended Gregg College, hit 160 wpm in 3 months, and graduated at 200 wpm, completing the 2-year program in just 13 months. 

1943–45: Worked as a freelance court reporter in Detroit. 

1946–48: (Age 22)  Joined the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials as an official reporter. Post-

1948: Official shorthand reporter in the Denver District Court. 

1969 (Age 45): Achieved 260 wpm, earning the NCRA Certificate of Merit. 

1972–82: (Ages 48-58) Chief Reporter of Debates, U.S. House of Representatives (also served in the Senate). 

2005 (Age 81): Published Doctors from Hell, her firsthand account of the Nuremberg medical trials.

2010 (Age 86): Vivien shared her experiences in several interviews. In one, she discusses how she began with Gregg Shorthand.

2014, April 1st, died at age 90.