The Music Division's collections are an invaluable resource for those who study women in the performing arts. Women's contributions to the creative life of our country can be seen through their patronage and their work as composers, performers, entrepreneurs, collectors, and scholars. Music tells the stories of other women as well. The songs women sing, and those that are sung about them, can offer insightful commentary on women's lives. There is great potential for research in the Music Division. Those who are researching all aspects of women's lives will want to discover for themselves what lies on its shelves.