Family History Writing Challenge - Day Two

I am supposed to choose a protagonist ancestor for my story. I have chosen Miss Grace Ballantyne Holmes. She is to be
~ the central character
~ the focal character
~ someone through whose eyes the story is revealed
~ an emotional guide
~ one who demonstrates action in her life - acted, not reacted, to the world
~ a decision maker
~ a person with personal conflicts and/or fear
~ she must be crucial to plot
~ she must move the story forward
~ she must create empathy in the reader - she is a real person with real problems and real dreams, and a few flaws and blemishes, and somewhat likeable
~ she must change, or her world must change, or she must change the world

I feel that Grace meets this criteria. Paula called her "Amazing Grace." I think that title has been used, but it appears to describe her. I don't know too much about her personality but I know some of the things she did. I know she changed her world, and she changed careers. Personally, I like her and so does Paula. I know what the house she built in 1920 looked like. I know who she lived with from the late 1890's until her death, generally.