Helen Keller
Helen Keller was born blind and deaf after contracting an illness when she was just over a year old. During her childhood, she met Anne Sullivan, who became her teacher and lifelong companion. Anne Sullivan helped her learn to read, write, and communicate effectively via the use of language. As a young adult, she attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree, making her the first deafblind person to do so. Along with producing 14 books and innumerable speeches and essays, she was a tireless campaigner for women’s rights, labor rights, and the rights of people with disabilities.
Billy The Kid
Billy the Kid, real name Henry McCarty, was an outlaw of the Old West who began his life of crime as a young teenager after being orphaned at the age of 15. He was born Henry McCarty and became known as Billy the Kid. Even before he became an adult, McCarty had been wanted by the federal government, and his name appeared on wanted posters under the alias “Billy the Kid.” He fought in the Lincoln County War in New Mexico when he was younger, and it is suspected that he was involved in the murder of three men. In the years leading up to his suicide at the age of 21, he is known to have killed at least eight men.
