This book of biographies is the result of a perceived need the author experienced as an eighth grade teacher for an anthology of key historical figures tailored to the developmental interests of her students and charged with the dynamic themes of global influence and revolution. Included are: Benito Juarez; Frederick Douglas; Harriet Tubman; Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Clara Barton; Marie Curie; Janusz Korczak;Mohandas Gandhi; Helen Keller; Mao Zendong; Nien Cheng; Jomo Kenyatta ; Nelson Mandela; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Cesar Chavez; Wangari Maathai

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