My mum was top of her class at school, automatically put into Maths, Latin, etc. When her parents found out they pulled her out of the 'smart' classes and forced her to take typing lessons. Learning wasn't for girls they said. They only paid for her brother to go to university, and wouldn't pay for her. She became a hippy and travelled the world. Years later she went to university and became a teacher. And advocated like a maniac for me. And now I'm grown, travelled, educated, starting a business and preparing to advocate for my child.
You might not have ended up as a doctor, lawyer, research scientist, but maybe you'll do something just as important - change the course of future generations of your family. Hugs.
