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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