Kicking acorns on the way back to my dorm, I thought about all the examples of men accomplishing things, and the women behind them in supporting roles. I thought of my parents. I thought about Vin working long hours and traveling most weekends while his wife, Betty, raised their children and managed the household. I thought about how nearly all the famous coaches and top professors I knew of were men in similar positions. Women made great men possible. What made great women possible? Avoiding the vortex of a man’s ambition? Being alone?
