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Only a Few Decades Ago, You Wouldn't Have Seen This

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Happy International Womens Day March, 8, 2024 Look closely! The expressions on these players and refs faces say it all, watching #15, the first female on this soccer team go for a head ball. Her look of sheer determination reminds me of all the women - and men who never stopped pursuing their true passion or denied themselves their dreams. I'm so grateful for the choices and opportunities we have today  because those who came before us refused to be content with or to be bullied into accepting the status quo. Just for fun, I wished a few friends, "happy Womens Day" and was surprised at the fountain of stories of trials, perseverance, and victories that flooded back to me.  One story was from a University of Virginia alumnus who just learned that the school recently released a cap with the simple logo, "1974" across the front. She's in her early 40s but was shocked. What was so surprising she said, was that it was to celebrate the first coed class at this pre