Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-18
WOMAN'S WORK
At WORLDS FAIR

portaut place uf woman in the worlds
economy H fully zee forth at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. %
every department of This greatest Of
an expeditions. her influence and
taste are demonstrated From tho
dome of Festival hall To- the remotost
corner of the grounds where Coral
decorations lend their charm. wo.
mans handlWork is Co Dee huud
THAT women are ablo 90 cope with
men u almost all folds oi human nc.
% ity has been proved within thv
past decade Tho Worlds Fair WISH.
tors whose exposition standards are
based upon what thcy saw at che
/ Chicago fair. eleven years ago. are apt
I eco ask. after "a tour of the erouuus.
| where is your women'B buIljing2 Us
there mo- pavilion whore iho work OF
women ls displayed Arc women ir
norcd altoRothor at your great
/ Worlds Fair'
Then the mind wnndora back to the
| beautiful womon's building at Chi.
cngo. where paintings, statuary, laccs
and embroidery wore oR exhibition.
whore the entire building was "a
monument 20 woman's skill and ahil.
10y. and there De- a feeling of regret
that the commissioners should have
forgotten or ignored their sisters and
J wives. their daugh ors and sweet
hearts. Yet the women were not Tor
gotten. Tho ahy. urqid creature who
could bo overlooked or relcgatcd "a
| the background has but remote con
uection with the American woman
OF today she is creature of Oh,
past aud in her place come on,
strong capable. enlightened woman
of the twentieth century who doe.
NOT force herself 90 thD front uu
takes hor place thorc hy reason o
what She .s aud what she cen accom-
plish.
We mo- longer hear Of the "portoss.'
the "doctross.' the "autboress." hu
we have more women ooots DOCTOR
and authors than over before And -,
u was n c0nfossion of iufcriority an,
/, weakness TO huddle the products %
womons hands In a building hy them
solves. as n women were afraid %
/. a comparison with mon az " thol
work could have no possible chanc
for award WAN brought into CON
petition with the work OF men.
The net of congress that made m
Louisiana Purchase Exposition a pos
siblllty outlined the work OF th
BOARD of Lady Managers 90 sue
terms as 90 preclude the posslblllt
y OF any separation IN the work Of me
and women. IN every department N
sex distinction is eliminated, a.
,, work OF men and women being I'D
3, mittod ON exactly the same basil
r The fact that there o. 10 ho a woma
ON each jury oi award that Is 90 pas
y Judgment on the work ~ women
% a concession. not 90 women but Z
Z the men Oa tho jury who are niue
b. less likely to- know about the Trims
b. made exclusively by women than
the modern woman. with her insa
a liable thirst for knowledge To- kno
,r about The work Of men. the work
I. which she has not yet taken a han
IA In the administrative department
4 ot tho exposition much OF the mo-
p. important work has been intrust,
m 10 women, and their compensation
i the same as that paid TO men holdir
v similar positions. In a few instance
women have performed missions az
%. accomplished tasks that would ha'
/, resulted In failure had they been {
I. trusted 20 men
I. When the federal government WI
y asked for a loan Of four and one.h1
I, millions of dollars. 30 was woma
p" Mrs Daniel Manning president
the Board OF Lady Managers. wi
~ went 90 Washington and lohbiod {
'l the BIN among the friends OF her q
tinguished husband. thus socurll
enough votes 10 Insure its passal
There was general wish on q
part OF the American people Oh
n. Queen Victora's jubilee preseu
.u might horm a part of the great oxI
siiion That these priceless troa
uro8 would actually De sent 90
Louis Co remain on exhibition for b,
ON months was thought 20 be imp,
= sible, for tho wlrid remembered wi
,n what precautions and anxiety IN
.in we're sent throughout the Unit
lo Kingdom. a few years ago. Yet Ml
l' Florence Hayward, the woil-knoy
'n writer Of g. Louis. who iB well know
n ia London As she ls Ga her natl
~ city, agreed TO undertake tho dolloa
mlaalnn. Tho fact that th0uBnn
n daily climb the hin 90 the group
administration buildings for the pl
~ pose OF inspecting these tokens Of .,
~ atty t0 the best OF an queen monhrc
W Is sufficient evidence OF the succo
Of Miss Hayward'8 work
~ Ia the department of education a
" social economy the greatest odu'
tIonal exhibit IN the hlEtOry OF A
erica. Mr.. Rogers has been assign
lal by a woman whose knowledge OF
.te ucational works. and whose taste
ta the arrangement OF displays. have
ma lieyed him OF the most trying dota
,r OF hla section. Tho lady Is Miss NJ
1. nio Bronson a teacher and writer
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