I've spent the last 12 hours fighting back tears after learning of legendary former New York Times journalist Betsy Wade's passing. I was almost too afraid to speak to Betsy when we met at the Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS) Fall Camp back in 1992. I was a feature writer at the Detroit Free Press, and had reached what I would have gladly accepted as the pinnacle of my journalism career. Meeting the first woman editor at @The New York Times and the lead plaintiff of a historic #genderdiscrimination lawsuit against that newspaper, left me in awe. But Betsy quickly brushed aside all of my star gazing. From that moment on, she treated me like a colleague and a friend. Betsy and so many other wonderful #womenjournalists I've met through the mentoring, networking and sisterhood of #JAWS forced me to think bigger about my life and career. I'm forever grateful. Rest well, dear Betsy. The world will never see your equal again. #womenleaders …see more