 Another rapid writing system with a similar name, Speedwriting (also called Brief English Systems) was invented by Emma Dearborn at Simmons College, Columbia University and published in 1925.Her method used letters of the alphabet and some punctuation marks to represent the sounds of English which could be reproduced on the typewriter.Dearborn initially franchised teaching and then sold the rights which passed between various companies who made further changes and marketed it throughout the US and in various languages (e.g., Spanish).