The Power of Quiet Influence
Yesterday, April 22, would have been my mother, Agatha’s 99th birthday. I’ve been thinking about her a lot this week, especially some notable, early achievements that happened before I was born.
She broke through a lot of barriers as a young adult. Although she majored in sociology in college, she also completed the requirements of a biology major, a field her Catholic college didn’t consider “appropriate” for young women.