Dr. Diana Monea is one of Alberta's longest-practicing female optometrists, and her story reaches well beyond the exam chair. Raised on a Saskatchewan farm, she chased a bigger life through fashion and imagination, then left for Waterloo in the 1970s as the only woman in her optometry class. She built her first practice in Regina with no business background, became the breadwinner, and turned eyewear into a form of self-expression. A move to Calgary and a friendship with designer Paul Hardy sharpened her identity and place in the community. Now an Albertan icon, author, grandmother, and philanthropist, she has weathered loss, setbacks, and scams without losing her flair. Told across three acts, caterpillar to cocoon to butterfly, "Legacy of a Butterfly" is a portrait of resilience, reinvention, and a woman who always belonged in the spotlight.