Mohandas Gandhi— used non-violence to free India from British rule
John McConnell Founder of Earth Day
Jane Goodall Educates Others on Environmental Awareness and Animal Protection
Michelle Bachelet First Female President of Chile
Cesar Chavez Labor Rights Worker livehttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN= &site=srck5-live
Helen Keller Overcame her Blindness and Deafness to Teach Others Distinguished Women of the Past and Present
Anne Frank Victim of the Holocaust Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Mother Teresa Helped the Poor
Florence Kelley Leader Against Child Labor
Ryan White My Hero Website Ryan White’s Website
Eleanor Roosevelt Advocate for freedom and human rights
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female doctor and opened the first medical school for women
Abraham Lincoln U.S president who fought for the abolition of slavery while keeping the country united
The Dalai Lama Buddhist leader who dedicates his life to human rights and spreading peace in the world
Susan B. Anthony fought against slavery and fought for women’s rights, including the right to vote
Chief Joseph Leader of the Native American Nez Perce Tribe who fought to keep their homeland
Evelyn H. Lauder founded a Cancer Research Foundation
Dian Fossey Dedicated her life to protect the endangered Mountain Gorilla; animal rights
Ruby Bridges First Black Student to Enter a Desegregated School
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela led peaceful movement to stop Apartheid (segregated blacks & whites) in South Africa
Thurgood Marshall
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil rights activist
Oseola McCarty Donated her Life Savings for College Scholarships Time For Kids
Rosa Parks Activist who began the Montgomery Bus Boycott & sparked the Civil Rights Movement