Look to the past and see how it has prepared you for this moment. Look at the present and ask how it can prepare you for the future.

In the five generations before you are thirty-one women who had a direct impact on who are today. Do you know their stories? One of the things they all have in common is that they faced challenges. By learning about those challenges you can stand taller, drawing on their strength and understanding their weaknesses. Catherine Adams Pilling, a third-great-grandmother, stood …