In a message dated 9/16/2002 5:14:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > I mostly lurk, but had to add my 2 cents because no one else has voiced this > fact about museum work and why it is notoriously low-paid. I believe it is > for the same historical reason that a professor of mine stated that most > architects were not well paid. It is because > historically this profession was filled by gentlemen (read wealthy and of > noble birth, etc) who did that as a "professional" hobby if you will and did > not need or in some cases require payment for their services. Is that why my mom always tells me I need to marry wealthy??? ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).