when i got to wellesley and i saw margaret, who was president of wellesley, i was just stunned that a woman could be a president of a college. stunned. and so seeing examples in, obviously, makes a enormous difference for young people. i also had experience -- i think johnetta was saying that people thought of me as a very private person. i didn't talk much about myself, and i think most people along my career path thought that i came from a educated family, middle class background, i didn't talk about, it and so people didn't know my circumstances. but when i was appointed resident of smith, i think it was a new york times story that told about my background. and suddenly, these letters started to come around the country from girls, saying my goodness, if you can do what you are doing, maybe i might be able to do it. so that was a watershed moment for me. how important it is for all of us as women to tell our stories because of what it does for the girls who come after us. so at that point i decided i needed to tell my story. and i'm so relieved that i finally did that. but it took m