It's really important that young women be reminded that their

When Meghan Markle declared, “It’s really important that young women be reminded that their involvement matters and that their voice is heard. Even if it feels like it’s small, it really can make an impact,” she was echoing a truth sung through the ages: that the strength of a society lies not in the silence of its daughters, but in the chorus of their voices. To speak, even when the world calls your voice insignificant, is to strike a spark in the dark, a spark that may grow into a flame that lights the path for many.

Her words remind us that involvement matters. Power is not only found in great halls of kings or parliaments; it is found in the gathering of many small voices, each contributing to a tide that can sweep away injustice. The young woman who raises her hand in the classroom, who speaks in the council of her village, who casts her ballot in defiance of doubt—each becomes part of the long chain of courage that bends the arc of history.

The ancients, too, taught this lesson. In Athens, though women were silenced in public assemblies, their influence was felt in the oikos, the household, where values were formed and ideas nurtured. In Rome, figures like Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, proved that a woman’s guidance, though unseen in the Senate, could shape the destiny of the Republic. Meghan’s call is the modern echo of this eternal truth: the voice of women, no matter how small, holds power beyond measure.

History gives us luminous examples. Rosa Parks, with a single act of refusal on a Montgomery bus, showed that one woman’s decision could ignite a movement. Malala Yousafzai, raising her voice as a schoolgirl in Pakistan, reminded the world that education is not a privilege, but a right. Their beginnings seemed small, yet the impact of their courage reshaped nations. So too does Markle remind us that every act of involvement, however humble, carries within it the seed of transformation.

Thus, let this wisdom be passed to future generations: young women, never believe your voice is too quiet, nor your actions too small. The ripple of your courage may grow into waves that reach farther than you can dream. The world is not changed only by the mighty, but by those who dare to believe their small contribution matters. And in that daring, they join the eternal chorus of women who refused silence and, by their voices, reshaped the world.