1. Mohandas Gandhi— used non-violence to free India from British rule http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=gandhi http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=GA011300&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=9109181&site=srck5-live http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/gandhi.html

2. John McConnell Founder of Earth Day http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=John_McConnell_07 http://www.earthsite.org/john.htm http://www.peacekids.net/heroes/pages-m/mcconnell-bio.htm

3. Jane Goodall Educates Others on Environmental Awareness and Animal Protection http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=janegoodall http://www.janegoodall.org/jane/default.asp http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=GO065000&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=27141245&site=srck5-live http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/wr/article/0,28391,182762,00.html

4. Michelle Bachelet First Female President of Chile http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733757_1735593,00.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/latin_america/jan-june06/chile_1-25.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tth&AN=WPT230273804706&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=19690376&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=32098101&site=srck5-live

5. Cesar Chavez Labor Rights Worker http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=c_chavez http://www.cesarechavezfoundation.org/_page.php?code=001001000000000&page_ttl=American+Hero&kind=1 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=CH108900&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=14492970&site=srck5- livehttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=5489907&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=10740152&site=srck5-live

6. Helen Keller Overcame her Blindness and Deafness to Teach Others http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=H_Keller2_moran_ms_2008_ul http://greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=91 Distinguished Women of the Past and Present http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/keller.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=KE017900&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=51205371&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=15999638&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=6351578&site=srck5-live

7. Anne Frank Victim of the Holocaust http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=anne_frank http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=FR073500&site=srck5-live Distinguished Women of Past and Present http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/frank.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=39007205&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=12729078&site=srck5-live

8. Mother Teresa Helped the Poor http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=M_Teresa http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1979/teresa-bio.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=39035665&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=11061273&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=9701262725&site=srck5-live

9. Florence Kelley Leader Against Child Labor http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=f_kelley http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAWkelley.htm http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=39015736&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=39053498&site=srck5-live

10. Ryan White My Hero Website http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=White_Hobart_ Ryan White’s Website http://www.ryanwhite.com/pages/story.html

11. Eleanor Roosevelt Advocate for freedom and human rights http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=e_roosevelt http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/eleanor.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=37332980&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=12425108&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=RO069400&site=srck5-live

12. Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female doctor and opened the first medical school for women. http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=e_blackwell http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=20 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/blackwell/ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mcc:@field(DOCID+@lit(mcc/065))

13. Abraham Lincoln U.S president who fought for the abolition of slavery while keeping the country united http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=LBC_LincolnBio http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=LBC_Family http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=37135971&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=47798980&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=LI064100&site=srck5-live

14. The Dalai Lama Buddhist leader who dedicates his life to human rights and spreading peace in the world http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=DaliLama http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1672621,00.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=DA003000&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=12431019&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=9503215538&site=srck5-live

15. Susan B. Anthony fought against slavery and fought for women’s rights, including the right to vote http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=susanBAnthony http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=13 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=6305226&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=30002899&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=3648204&site=srck5-live

16. Chief Joseph Leader of the Native American Nez Perce Tribe who fought to keep their homeland http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=c_joseph http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/chiefjoseph.htm http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=JO035400&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=39015019&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=4642191&site=srck5-live

17. Evelyn H. Lauder founded a Cancer Research Foundation http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Evelyn_Lauder http://www.evelynlauder.com/ http://www.bcrfcure.org/part_estee_ehlbio.html http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=E_Lauder_gf_ms_07 http://www.washingtonlife.com/backissues/archives/02nov/verbatim.htm

18. Dian Fossey Dedicated her life to protect the endangered Mountain Gorilla; animal rights http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=dfossey http://www.gorillafund.org/dian_fossey/index.php http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=48588458&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=18520439&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=FO065850&site=srck5-live

19. Ruby Bridges First Black Student to Enter a Desegregated School http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=rubybridges http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/race_relations/jan-june97/bridges_2-18.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=6344255&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=4161450&site=srck5-live

20. Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela led peaceful movement to stop Apartheid (segregated blacks & whites) in South Africa. http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=nelsonMandela http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/goplaces/article/0,28376,590859,00.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=19705753&site=srck5-live

21. Thurgood Marshall http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=39020594&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=9505267635&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=6219184&site=srck5-live

22. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil rights activist http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=ml_king2 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=17885336&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=12907598&site=srck5-live

23. Oseola McCarty Donated her Life Savings for College Scholarships http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=oseola Time For Kids http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/wr/article/0,28391,93740,00.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=imh&AN=imh515681&site=srck5-live

24. Rosa Parks Activist who began the Montgomery Bus Boycott & sparked the Civil Rights Movement http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=rosaParks http://achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0int-1 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=15317138&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=6047324&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=15317138&site=srck5-live http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=rosaParks http://achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0int-1 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=15317138&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=6047324&site=srck5-live http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&AN=15317138&site=srck5-live