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Malala Yousafzai (1997-present) is a Pakistani activist who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 after protesting the closing of schools for girls in the Swat Valley. Yousafzai survived the shot and now speaks about the importance of female education for audiences worldwide. She has won over 40 awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize. Because of Yousafzai's hard work in women's education, Pakistan created its first Right to Education Bill and gave $10 million towards education.

Ruby Bridges (1954-present) took a test when she was six that was given to black students to determine if they could enroll in a white school. Bridges passed the test and attended her first day at the William Frantz School in 1960, where she was the only black student. During a time when rampant racism occurred in American society, many white families were against the idea of integration in schools. However, Ruby's resilience and courage paved the way for the desegregation of schools in America.