Great Grandmother

This is my great-grandmothers powder case. She told me when I was little that her grandmother gave it to her. To look into this mirror and think of the generations before me is just so mind blowing. I wonder what their lives were like. The hardships they faced because of how woman were treated back then. Then I look into this mirror and think of how truly blessed I am. Life is so different from 100 years ago but in some ways the same. Woman will always carry burdens that men will never understand and we will always be stronger for it. I wonder if my great grandmother ever thought that I would still have this powder case and how much it means to me. Even more did she ever know how she shaped my life and made me stronger knowing her the way I did. To me the sun rose and set in her . She was my best friend and my biggest fan. I do miss her so. She has been gone since March of 1992 but not a day goes by that I don't think of her. The "E" on the case is for Eula. That was her name, but to me it was "Mamaw"