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Abraham was the 16th President of the United States of America. He ended slavery in America and led the Union to victory against the Southern Confederacy in the American War.
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John was an English philosopher and Member of Parliament. He wrote a book “On Liberty” and he strongly in favour of free speech and individual freedoms. He argued that each individual has the right to act as he wants, so long as these actions do not harm others. He also said that society had no right to interfere if a person decided to take an action that only affected them, even if society felt the person was harming themselves.
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Karl was a communist philosopher from Germany. He wrote “The Communist Manifesto" with help from Friedrich Engels. He was argued that the working class should overthrow the ruling classes.
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Emmeline was a women's rights
activist from the UK. She was a suffragette and campaigned for the rights of women to vote. She founded the Women's Social and Political Union in 1903 which encouraged women to fight for the right to vote. In 1918 women over 30 were given the right to vote. Women were given the same voting rights as men in 1928, just before she died. -
Eglantyne was a children's rights activist from the UK.
She founded the Save the Children Fund, originally set up to protect and look after the welfare of children affected by World War I. She drafted the first Declaration of the Rights of the Child stating: 'The child that is hungry must be fed, the child that is sick must be nursed' and that the child 'must be protected against every form of exploitation'. -
Eleanor was the first lady of the United States of America. She was an advocate for civil rights and worked to improve the position of working women. She also supported the creation of the United Nations. Her major achievement was helping to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.