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before in the history of our Federal Government has the obscure American woman, without the influence of any politician, had so fair a chance to secure a departmental position. Each year the power of the Civil Service Commission, which makes the majority of appointments in which women are interested, is strengthened. Hach year the power of the individual politician in the matter of appointments is weakened. The time when appointment to positions in any of the Federal departments at Washington was in the gift of Congressmen and Senators is practically past.

With this fair outlook, let the woman seeking employment ask what positions the Government offers women and which one she is best able to fill.

The average woman has rather hazy ideas as to Government work. She has simply a vision of handling some sort of papers in some sort of a department office.