A small woman with a relentless spirit and a lifetime of sacrifice, Dolores Huerta has spent almost 60 years on the front lines of labor advocacy and civil rights. Her courage, wit and determination has not only helped improve the living and working conditions of countless families, but has inspired many others to take risks to achieve an “inheritance of justice.”
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A Pioneer in Women’s Rights For over 60 years Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim placed herself at the...
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Kathryn Bolkovac was formerly a police officer from Lincoln, Nebraska now with the U.N....
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Susan B. Anthony – “The Workhorse of the Women’s Rights movement.” A courageous leader in educational reform, labor activism, abolitionism, temperance, and most prominently, women’s rights.
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The outgoing and friendly Omer Goldman grew up in the Tel-Aviv suburb of Ramat HaSharon. Her...
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Malala has become a young national hero in Pakistan, known for her powerful voice and her courage to stand up for freedom and human rights. From the age of 11 she has boldly expressed her feeling about the restrictions imposed on female education and has united with other students to face an intimidating foe. This past week, the teenage Malala was shot in a failed assassination attempt, she is currently in critical condition.
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Against the will of her family and the wishes of those in power, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland gives...
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One amazing trait of a hero is their willingness to give up their own hopes and dreams of a...
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Farida Nekzad boldly defies the threats of warlords, politicians and radical religious leaders as...
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Forced into the spotlight, Lynn Henning decided to take action and seek to protect her community...
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No matter where you travel in the world, she has probably been there serving and helping children...
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In the face of great adversity, the words “Do not be afraid” could not have come from a more unlikely person. Her whole life had been lived under the tyrannical rule of a corrupt government that restricted and eliminated political opposition. Meet Asmaa Mahfouz; a small, young Egyptian woman who broke through the fear barrier that had kept a dictator in power for 30 years.
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