Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / The workwoman's guide / Braille

The workwoman's guide ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

1,013,797 braille cells · 1,035 embossed pages at 40×25 · 12,725 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠀⠠⠠⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠺⠑⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠠⠁⠏⠏⠁⠗⠑⠇⠂⠀
⠉⠲⠂⠀⠠⠠⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠠⠠⠁⠗⠑⠀⠠⠠⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠠⠠⠁⠞⠀⠠⠠⠓⠕⠍⠑⠆⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠎⠕⠂⠀
⠠⠠⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠝⠀⠠⠠⠥⠏⠓⠕⠇⠎⠞⠑⠗⠽⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠞⠗⠁⠺⠀⠠⠠⠏⠇⠁⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠠⠠⠃⠕⠝⠝⠑⠞⠤⠠⠠⠍⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀
⠠⠠⠅⠝⠊⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠽⠀⠠⠁⠀⠠⠠⠇⠁⠙⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠦⠠⠠⠍⠑⠞⠓⠕⠙⠀⠠⠠⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠑⠝⠎⠀⠠⠠⠇⠁⠃⠕⠥⠗⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠇⠕⠝⠙⠕⠝⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠊⠍⠏⠅⠊⠝⠂⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠁⠗⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠠⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠲⠂⠀⠠⠠⠎⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠑⠗⠎⠄⠀
⠠⠠⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠥⠗⠞⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠞⠓⠕⠍⠁⠎⠀⠠⠠⠑⠧⠁⠝⠎⠂⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠇⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠠⠠⠗⠕⠺⠂⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠊⠗⠍⠊⠝⠛⠓⠁⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠓⠉⠓⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠊⠗⠍⠊⠝⠛⠓⠁⠍⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠠⠠⠃⠽⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠕⠍⠁⠎⠀⠠⠠⠑⠧⠁⠝⠎⠂⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠕⠇⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠠⠠⠗⠕⠺⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠏⠗⠑⠋⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠦⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠥⠎
⠀⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠁⠊⠇⠽⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠍⠑⠀
⠺⠊⠎⠙⠕⠍⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠊⠇⠞⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠥⠞⠓⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠑⠝⠉⠕⠥⠗⠁⠛⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠓⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓
⠀⠙⠑⠇⠊⠃⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.