As Millennials, we share countless Facebook posts, retweet inspirational quotes, and use social media to belittle the actions of others especially in the political sphere. March 8, 2016 will be no different. We will share quotes that make us feel like feminist and that empower us to fight a fight. How much do we honestly know about the fight? How much do we know about the women who felt the imprisonment before us?

Nancy Reagan was one of those women who felt the imprisonment before us. Yet she isn't the most common former First Lady to make the most inspirational or powerful lists. Nancy Reagan was more than just a First Lady, she was an advisor, wife, and advocate. Nancy Reagan was a fighter.

Nancy Davis Reagan was 94 years old when she passed away from congestive heart failure. Nancy Reagan was an actress who spent much of her childhood in New York City and Chicago after her parents separated. Her background in acting not only introduced her to Ronald Reagan but a "man's world." In the 1940s and '50s, men dominated the world of acting, holding the powerful positions, as women were expected to sexualize themselves. Known then as Nancy Davis, she made immeasurable waves in a short period of time as a blacklist celebrity. Soon though, her life would change from a successful actress to one of the most voiceful and criticized First Ladies.

In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th President of the United States when America was unsupportive of waging a communist war. Reagan was supposed to be America's hero and he proved effective, as history remembers him as one of the faces who ended the Cold War. What history doesn't tell us is the role Nancy Reagan played.

Nancy Reagan spent the first term of her husband's presidency being criticized for replacing china dishes in a time where she tried to take us back to the Kennedy era. Reagan was often called Carolyn by media outlets, in reference to the fashion icon and former first lady Carolyn Kennedy. What most critics didn't know, was the real Nancy. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is quoted as saying, "She was looking to us as the force that would stabilize the White House," Powell told MSNBC-TV. "She made sure that's what we were doing."

Reagan commanded a presence in a male-dominated political scene. When her husband couldn't tackle issues with firm action, Nancy would help by being the steady hand. Reagan would meet with advisors, and offer political advice to those advisors and her husband, in addition to keeping a smile for America. Through great criticism, Nancy Reagan remained devoted to her husband and his mission of defeating the USSR in a nonviolent manner.

To the history books, Nancy Reagan, may be nothing but an over-spender, but without her love, support, and hands-on approach, who knows where America would be today? She loved President Reagan and the life they shared together even when his illness caused him to forget many things.

So, fellow Millennials, remember that hidden behind the books, are true accounts of women who made direct differences in our rights and our voices. Don't judge Nancy Reagan, but justify the role she has played. Without her loud advocate voice in politics, drug abuse, and Alzheimer's we would be even more uninformed than we currently are. Share photos and quotes because you know the truth, not because you feel it makes you a better feminist.

Happy International Women's Day!