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Albert Maori Kiki
1931-1993 · Papua New Guinea
Sir Albert Maori Kiki was a Papua New Guinean pathologist, trade unionist, politician, and writer. He was a co-founder of the Pangu Pati (Pangu Party),…
Creative expression Cultural heritage and identity Ethical thinking Problem solving +1
"I have lived ten thousand years in one lifetime."
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Alice Wong
1974-2025 · United States
Alice Wong was an American disability activist, writer, and editor. She founded the Disability Visibility Project, which gathered and amplified the stories of disabled people…
Creative expression Ethical thinking Cultural heritage and identity Emotional intelligence +1
"Disability is so much more than pain, trauma and tragedy. There's creativity, adaptation, and talent that comes from living in…"
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Boethius
c. 480 CE - 524 CE · Rome (under Ostrogothic rule)
Boethius was a Roman scholar and statesman who lived during the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. His full name was Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius.…
Critical thinking Creative expression Ethical thinking Research skills +1
"In every adversity of fortune, the most unhappy kind of misfortune is to have been happy."
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Judith Heumann
1947-2023 · United States
Judith Heumann was an American disability rights activist. She is often called 'the mother of the disability rights movement'. She was born on 18 December…
Ethical thinking Critical thinking Cultural heritage and identity Emotional intelligence +1
"Some people say that what I did changed the world. But really, I simply refused to accept what I was…"
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Patrice Lumumba
1925-1961 · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese political leader and the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was born in…
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"We have known the mockery, the insults, the blows we had to endure morning, noon, and night because we were…"
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