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While textbooks and obituaries have too often highlighted powerful, wealthy white men, this collection brings forward the women, people of color, LGBTQ+ pioneers, and people with disabilities whose courage, creativity, and curiosity transformed the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Through 18 riveting narratives, readers will meet hidden heroes like \u003cb\u003eMiki Gorman\u003c\/b\u003e, the marathon champion who defied expectations; \u003cb\u003eSarah E. Ray\u003c\/b\u003e, who challenged segregation years before Rosa Parks; \u003cb\u003eRalph Lazo\u003c\/b\u003e, who voluntarily joined Japanese Americans at Manzanar to protest internment; and \u003cb\u003eRegina Jonas\u003c\/b\u003e, the world's first woman rabbi-among many others. 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