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My Great-Grandma Rose was an enormous inspiration to me. Shelieved in education for all and felt that women should go to college and have a career before it was common in the United States. She went to college in the early 1900's when the college population was dominated by men. While higher education today is expected of both men and women, during the early 1900's, women were expected to be at home cooking, cleaning and taking care of the family rather then getting a full education. My grandmother believed that women should have educational opportunities, just like men. She went to school to become a teacher and a nutritionist. It was a goal that she had, and she completed this in spite of the challenges that she had from simply being a woman.

I wear or keep my grandmother's bracelet visible in my room so I can remember the strength and independence she had in order to fulfill her dream. In fact, she passed the educational priority down from generation to generation and still exists in my family today. Partly because of her, we realize that education is a privilege, and something you must never give-up on.

It is when I am frustrated with a topic in school that I get out my grandmother's bracelet and wear it. It reminds me that to achieve a goal, I must overcome challenging material when it is presented in class. Once I am able to achieve in an area that was difficult, I feel both accomplished and proud. Accomplished because I didn't give-up, and I gained new knowledge that I will use later in life. I am proud because I have the educational goals that my grandmother taught me.