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Historical Heroes
Historical Heroes
- Harvey Milk (American - LGBTQ Rights - Originator of Rainbow Flag)
- Harriet Tubman (African-American - Black Rights / Anti-Slavery)
- Frederick Douglas (African-American - Black Rights / Anti-Slavery)
- Rosa Parks (African-American - Black Rights)
- John Lewis (African-American - Black Rights)
- Jane Goodall (English - Animal Rights)
- Marie Curie (Polish/French - Scientist)
- Maria Montessori (Italian - Educational Advocate / Doctor / Scientist / Advocate for Women's Right to Higher Education)
- Ava Lovelace (English - Computer Scientist - First Computer Scientist Ever!)
- Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (American - Computer Scientist / Naval officer - Created parts of a compiler called a linker)
Heroes of the 21st Century
Heroes of the 21st Century
- Greta Thurnberg (Swedish - Climate Change - Youth)
- Malala Yousafzai (Pakistani - Women/Girl's Right to Education - Youth)
- George Takei (Japanese/American - LGBTQ Rights, Recognizing Japanese Internment in WW2)
- Jane Goodall (English - Animal Rights)
- Autumn Peltier (Anishinaabe/Canadian - Pollution in water - Youth)
- Craig Kielburger (American - Founder of Free the Children and WE)
- Shannen Koostachin (Attawapiskat/Canadian - First Nations Youth's Right to Safe and Comfortable Education on Reserves - Youth)