human life--a temple in which is ever
repeated the evolution, ontogeny, and phylogeny of the race; where, by
this most mysteriously beautiful of all processes, there is constantly
being welded together the planetary growth, physical, mental and
psychical experiences of ages upon ages in the past; with the higher,
purer, better and more spiritual possibilities of the race in its
planetary progress for uncounted ages yet to come.

From this general awakening there followed--for the purpose of securing
that practical education of training, which actual contact and
individual experience alone can confer--a vigorous effort on the part of
the brightest and most progressive women of the Nineteenth Century, to
enter, singly and as organizations, into all the activities of life.
Hampered by the blinding prejudice of a long line of centuries; many of
these earlier organizations, as might have been foreseen, were
unsparingly criticised as exhibitions of ill-directed foolishness,
altogether crude, unprogressive and unsatisfactory. Nevertheless, the
dominant spirit of courageous and persistent effort, combined with high
purpose and pure motive, soon won the approval of the better classes and
accomplished a marked improvement in both work and method. This rapid
improvement pointed unerringly to future achievement of that success
shown in the conditions which prevailed at the close of the century,
whereby woman was very generally recognized as a necessary and
successful co-worker in all the suitable employments of life.

Fern Fenwick, in full sympathy with the movement, was alive to the
demands of the situation. With the purpose of concentrating the efforts
of all the women's organizations which held their annual conventions in
Washington, into one channel, leading to perfect motherhood, as the
result of woman's social and financial independence; she identified
herself with them as a generous contributor. Soon she became the friend
and trusted adviser of all of the leaders. She placed Fenwick Hall at
their disposal, for use as a general headquarters. In this way, a wise
direction of the combined women's movement into a united work along
lines in harmony with planetary evolution for the perfection of the
race, became an integral part of Fern Fenwick's broad plan for a life
work.

By the end of Fillmore Flagg's first year at Solaris Farm, Fern Fenwick
had matured her plans for her own peculiar work. Much to her
satisfaction, the nec