My great-aunt Carmen graduated from Nightingale and Bryn Mawr in an era when women were not expected to be educated. She never stopped sharing her steadfast discipline and clear vision in the value of academics. I am forever grateful for her guidance and encouragement. Even in her nineties (she lived to 101) she was a force. Here she is dropping my sister Beatriz off at Columbia University, as elegant as ever. #nightingalebamford #brynmawr #columbiauniversity #greataunt