Each of these women, alongside countless others, have instilled in me a love of learning, a thirst for adventure, a mission to serve, an implicit trust in good, a zest for life, a capacity for compassion. I owe it to them to pay it forward to my nieces, girlfriends, and so many more women of the world. I am grateful that the month of March prompts us not to take our rights for granted, but to cherish the wisdom, beauty, and strength inherent in every one of us.