Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester in 1858. She was a political activist and leader of the British women's rights movement, "Women's Social and Political Union", which fought for women's social and political rights, especially the right to vote.
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (1918 - 2008) was a Russian novelist, historian and political prisoner. Being an outspoken critic of the Soviet Union, he helped...
Malala Yousafzai (1997) is a Pakistani activist for education and is the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala stood up...
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...