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Top 10 Heroes of 2012
We are excited to publish our annual collection of 10 inspirational heroes. Our heroes are compiled from awards, honors and lists handed out in 2012. For each of the heroes on this list there are there...
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Susan B. Anthony
Feb. 15, 1820 – Mar. 13, 1906 “The Workhorse of the Women’s Rights movement” Susan B. Anthony grew to become a courageous leader in educational reform, labor activism, abolitionism, temperance, and...
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Kathryn Bolkovac
Photo Credit: Teska Overbeeke | Elle DEC 2011Kathryn Bolkovac was formerly a police officer from Lincoln, Nebraska now with the U.N. International Police Task Force hoping to earn extra money college...
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Bob Zellner
Civil Rights Foot Soldier From a family line of KKK members, Bob Zellner became one of the first white southerners to engage in the early civil rights movement. He organized sit-ins, rallies,...
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Dolores Huerta
A Lifetime of Sacrifice 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,...
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At the age of 30, the newly appointed Chief Joseph of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce had little idea that he would hold the fate and lives of his people and his culture. He would spend the rest of...
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For over seven years Jorge Muñoz Zapata has brought hope and happiness to the needy who gather on the street corners of Queens, New York. Jorge’s humble efforts and his heroic commitment to feed his...
View ArticleTop 11 Inspirational Heroes of 2011
Here is a collection of 11 inspirational heroes compiled from lists from around the world in 2011. For each of the heroes on this list there are dozens more on the lists they came from, and for each of...
View ArticleJoan Trumpauer-Mulholland
Against the will of her family and the wishes of those in power, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland gives us a beautiful example of personal courage, commitment and drive to raise awareness about generations of...
View ArticleOctavius Catto
“A Hero Ahead of His Time” Ninety years before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat because of her race, Octavius Catto defied a conductor’s request to vacate a horse-drawn tram to make a...
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