The committee that organized the founding of the Museum of Modern Art
consisted of both men and women.

I agree that plenty of smart women have started museums and historical
societies, but in the case of MOMA I would suspect that these were rich
women who were not paid.

Sarah Thomas




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Julie Moore wrote:

>Early on in museum history, when museum work was primarily a scholarly
pursuit, the men were the only ones who had the education level sufficient
to make a career of working in them.  When additional functions were needed
but with a lower level of education, it was the women who were willing to
>
Dear Julie,
Actually a good number of  historical societies and museums were started
by educated, smart, saavy women--a prime example, the Museum of Modern
Art. The men came into the picture later.

Terri McNichol
Ren Associates
Princeton NJ

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