A brief summary of how a fount is produced for Monotype use

Dora Laing was an influential woman of type. She got into typography at age 16 when she joined the Monotype in 1922 and she continued doing typography until retiring 44 years later at age 60.  

The sketch shown here shows her process of creating a typeface. Laing worked on what is now arguably the most famous and well-used typeface in the world. Yet her work, and that of her female colleagues, on creating the Times New Roman font is now credited to two men. This is just another example of women not being credited for their work but she paved the way for more women typographers and designers. Her font now serves as the default font on Word and she is starting to get the recognition she deserves as one of the “ Invisible Women of Monotype” .