rican women
undoubtedly lead in such study, investigation, exploration, and
publication. In their own country the opportunity is great,
especially in ethnology, because of the thousands of barbarous
people among us and savages upon our borders. Tribes still in
the stone age are our actual contemporaries. Women, quick to
grasp, able to ingratiate themselves, are peculiarly fitted to
gather the folklore of the Indians, their songs and myths and
ceremonials--weird, rich, beautiful as those of the ancient
Greeks. Miss Fletcher, who at St. Louis served upon the section
of psychometry, has done much for both ethnology and the coming
school of American music in rescuing and preserving the Indian
songs.

What has been accomplished in archaeology by women was best
exhibited in the attainments, translations, and publications of
another member of the jury of anthropology, Mrs. Zelia Nuttall,
as well known in Europe as in this country. Woman's acknowledged
intuition, patience, and enthusiasm are factors of great value
in the problem of reducing to one common denominator the life
and works of bygone man from his archeological remains.

It seems to me of great importance to emphasize the work of
women at such expositions. What woman has done, woman can do, is
an invaluable suggestion borne in upon many minds of latent
possibilities which, developed, might greatly benefit humanity.
The most important exhibits at any great exposition are never
seen, only felt.

Miss Cora Peters, Department of the Interior, United States Indian
Service, Chilocco, Okla., as mentioned by Mrs. Henderson, also served in
this Department, and briefly says:

I have not been able to give very definite replies as I had so
little time to investigate the work. I served on the section of
Indian education, and the work of the women was usually better
than that of the men, and in every case they were more
persistent in their efforts. It seems to me that there are more
opportunities open to women along educational lines, especially
that of domestic economy. The extent of women's influence in the
home will never be known, so I am very glad that at present
there is a great interest taken in that subject.

Miss Peters further says that the nature of the exhibits was
historical, such as those by the Daughters of the America