Gloria Steinem was in town for a fundraiser and we were invited. Through dumb luck, Ada and I ended up sitting next to Ms. Steinem while she waited to ascend the stage to make her speech. She and Ada hit it off.
Ada had skipped her nap, so she was rolling around a bit and found herself in Ms. Steinem’s lap. I had prepped Ada to say “Pleased to meet you” if we should be so lucky as to meet Ms. Steinem. So, I gave Ada the nudge and she politely delivered her line. Ms. Steinem was charmed and replied “You have no idea how glad I am to meet you.” Ada straightened up a touch, smiled broadly and said “I do.” PERFECT!
Then, the magic happened.
Ms. Steinem was being introduced on stage and invited Ada to join her. Ada, in her typical fearless fashion, never looked back and climbed right on up in front of hundreds of roaring, applauding fans. Ada began to clap and jump. Ms. Steinem began to speak, and when she noticed that Ada had not stopped clapping, she turned to Ada and applauded her. It was so sweet and so surreal.
Here’s the photo to prove it:
This is AMAZING. Simply AMAZING.