You have been more than the tree we looked to

For my generation of Kenyan women, you have been a whole forest. And for generations of Kenyans to come.

I said that tonight to Nobel Peace Laureate, Wangari Maathai, after she spoke in Berkeley. Her newly released autobiography, Unbowed, will be by my pillow every night this week. And in my backpack every day, to whip out during rehearsals when things get challenging.