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Heroes & Heroines of the 20th Century

Il Ventesimo Secolo ha avuto bisogno di un nuovo tipo di eroe... noi vorremmo presentartene alcuni. Crediamo che questi siano emersi dalla comunità grazie alla loro virtù di farsi notare per quello che hanno fatto a favore dei Diritti dell'Uomo e che abbiano avuto un impatto positivo nel mondo.

Eroi ed Eroine... li puoi vedere tutti qui! Se vuoi inserire il TUO eroe, visita la sezione "Il Mio Eroe".

Incontra l'eroe
Nome dell'Eroe
Paese
Qualità eroiche
Tipo di Eroe
Edith Abbott United States of America Educator, Social Reform, Writer Economic and Social Rights
Bella Abzug United States of America Human Rights, Peace, Social Justice Civil and Political Rights
Jane Addams United States of America Social Reform Pacifist Economic and Social Rights
Muhammed Ali United States of America Boxer, Courage Civil and Political Rights
Corizon Aquino Philippines Civil rights Civil and Political Rights
Neil Armstrong United States of America Bravery, Intellegence, a Leader. Trailblazer
Joan Baez United States of America Musician, Pacifist, Civil Rights Campaigner Civil and Political Rights
Emily Balch United States of America Pacifist, Human Rights Economic and Social Rights
James Baldwin United States of America Writer, Civil Rights Economic and Social Rights
Francesco Baracca Italy Courage Trailblazer
Mary Bethune United States of America Courage, strength and perseverance. Civil and Political Rights
Nancy Bird-Walton Australia Challenged conformity, strove to achieve against the odds. Trailblazer
Neville Bonner Australia Strong willed. Civil and Political Rights
Rachel Brown United States of America Philanthropy, Scientist Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Pearl Buck United States of America Writer, Humanitarian Civil and Political Rights
Eva Burrows Australia Hard working, compassionate and perservering. Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Helen Caldicott Australia Peace worker, Environmentalist Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Annie Jump Cannon United States of America Scientist Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Jacqueline Cochrane United States of America Aviator,Outstanding performance, Advancement of women Trailblazer
Jacques Cousteau France Scientist, Marine Biologist Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Dame Edith Cowan Australia First female member of the Australian parliment. Civil and Political Rights
Marie Curie France Female Scientist Trailblazer
Amelia Earhart United States of America Serenity, Bravery, Quiet Strength, Courageous Trailblazer
Albert Einstein Germany and United States of America Thinker Trailblazer
Oriana Fallaci Italy Writer, Journalist (and a good one at that!) Economic and Social Rights
John Flynn Australia Created the Royal Flying Doctors Service for outback areas in Australia. Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Dian Fossey United States of America Conservationist, Zoologist Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Cathy Freeman Australia Ambition, Determination Trailblazer
Mahatma Gandhi India Self-sacrifice, Peacemaker, Leadership Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Peter Garrett Australia Creative, selfless Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Mikhail Gorbachev Russia World Leader Civil and Political Rights
Stephen Hawking United Kingdom Thinker, Genius Trailblazer
Fred Hollows Australia (though born in New Zealand) Humanitarian, Altruism Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Grace Hopper United States of America Mathematical Genius, Computer whiz Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Jesse Jackson United States of America Civil rights campaigner Civil and Political Rights
Michael Jordan United States of America Basketball Great, Sports Legend, World Icon Trailblazer
Helen Keller United States of America Humanist Economic and Social Rights
Martin Luther King Jr. United States of America Black leader, Civil Rights Activist, Minister, Peacemaker Civil and Political Rights
Dalai Lama Tibet Peace Maker, Pacifist Civil and Political Rights
John Lennon United Kingdom Peace Campaigner,Human Rights, Racism/”Bagism” Civil and Political Rights
Charles Lindbergh United States of America Bravery, Pilot Trailblazer
Nelson Mandela South Africa Civil Rights Leader Civil and Political Rights
Douglas Mawson Australia Courage, Persistence, Leadership Trailblazer
Rosa Parks United States of America Serenity, Bravery, Quiet Strength, Courageous Civil and Political Rights
Christopher Reeve United States of America Courageous, Persevering Trailblazer
Sally Ride United States of America Independent, Determined Trailblazer
Aung San Suu Kyi Burma Democratic Reform Civil and Political Rights
Albert Schweitzer France Environmentalist, Scholar, Musician, Activist, Altruistic Economic and Social Rights
Mother Teresa Former Yugoslavia Determination. Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Alan Turing United Kingdom Inventiveness, Creativity, Persistence Environmental, Cultural and Development Rights
Jody Williams United States of America Dedication, Selflessness, Humanitarian Economic and Social Rights
Orville & Wilbur Wright United States of America Inventiveness, Perseverance Trailblazer
Whitney Young United States of America Civil rights Activist, Humanitarian Economic and Social Rights