At Thanksgiving dinner, my sister-in-law asked the family to fund her lavish wedding. My father-in-law turned to me and said: “We’ll discuss that after my eldest daughter-in-law presents the million-dollar business expansion she just closed.” Anna Sterling viewed the world through the lens of history. As a doctoral candidate drowning in student debt, history wasn't just a passion; it was a heavy blanket, a comforting weight of narratives that made her own financial struggles seem fleeting and in