Inspiration through the Generations

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The founders of Global Daughter, Erika and Erin (us!!) are fourth generation best friends. Really, best friends..all baby girls. Starting with Great Grandma Louise and Myrtle, the women in our families have not only been best friends, they have lived on the same streets, attended the same schools and colleges, and been bridesmaids in each others weddings. It was inevitable that our lives would be intertwined somehow. If you were a girl and you were born into these two blood lines, it was pretty much fated! (You can see the pressure we have to have our own daughters!)

The Global Daughter Project is a perfect way to honor the women in our family who faced adversity as immigrants, farmers, and mothers. We realize that it is very rare these days to find such a long line of friendship amongst two families. That is why we felt we had to do something on behalf of our generation to pay tribute to mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and great grand mothers across the globe. Each woman on our "Family Tree" is a part of who we have become; they represent the best in both of us, and have been an incredible inspiration throughout our lives.

We see Global Daughter as another part of the tradition between the women in our families and hope that their spirit, courage and beauty will show through in all that we do.