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Raised to respect and love people no matter their religion, social status and beliefs, Irena Sendler was a Catholic social worker who saved thousands of Jewish children during the Holocaust. She passed away in 2008 but is a massive inspiration for many people for her courage, kind- heart and resilience.  Irena Sendler was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1910 on 15th February. Her father, Dr. Stanisław Krzyżanowski, was the only local docter. During the typhus epidemic of 1917, he went out and treated the communities who lived in poverty, mainly Jews. Unfortunatly, when Irena was just seven years old, he passed away due to typhus. She later recalled her father saying, on his deathbed: "If you see someone drowning, you must try and save them. Even if you cannot swim.". After Dr. Krzyżanowski's death, the Jewish community leaders offered Irena's mother, Janina, the money to pay for Irena's education, however Janina declined this offer.   When Poland went under Na...

Please note that this is in no particular order. - Beth Emmeline Pankhurst: Mrs. Pankhurst was a political activist and leader of the Suffragettes. The Suffragettes were a women's organisation who fought for women's rights to votes. Whilst the Suffragettes were fighting for their rights, the did some very radical protests. For instance, they went on hunger strike in prison and were forced fed by tubes through their noses and one woman- Emily Davidson even threw herself under a horse in an attempt to get women to vote. Eventually with all the efforts, women won the right to vote in 1918. Mrs. Pankhurst passed away on 15th July 1928.  Margaret of Anjou: Margaret of Anjou played a major part in the Wars of the Roses. She was the daughter of the king of Naples and married Henry VI in 1445 when she was 15 years old. During the war, her husband, the leader of the Lancastrian side, was ill a lot; as a result, Margaret was the mastermind behind many of the Lancastrian victories....