The cursive writing we recognize today started developing in europe the 16 th century. Actually the question was first asked back in 1873 when the remington typewriter was invented. Who Invented Cursive Handwriting Vision Launch Media Just recently i was even asked why we teach handwriting at all given the prevalence of computers in traditional schools and classrooms. Why was cursive invented . Cursive also known as script among other names is any style of penmanship in which some characters are written joined together in a flowing manner generally for the purpose of making writing faster in contrast to block letters formal cursive is generally joined but casual cursive is a combination of joins and pen lifts. Elegant handwriting emerged as a status symbol. Cursive was first invented in italy. In the 1700s cursive handwriting became so popular in the usa and england but with the invention of the ballpoint pen this started to change. Cursive was invented and first developed...