Simone de Beauvoir (1908 - 1986) was a French writer, a political activist and a feminist, deeply connected to the existentialist movement. She's known for The Second Sex, a detailed analysis of women's oppression that laid the foundation for the contemporary feminist movement.
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Terry Fox (1958-1981) was a young humanitarian who lost his leg due to bone cancer, but still managed to run across Canada, from the...
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was an inspirational Mexican artist who was unapologetically bold and intelligent in a period where women's lights were dimmed and overshadowed....
Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) became the icon of the fight against racial segregation when she refused to give up her seat to a...