Emiliano Zapata

I am Emiliano Zapata. I was a mestizo peasant who fought for tierra y libertad in the Mexican Revolution.

Queen Nzinga

I am Queen Nzinga of Ndongo, leader of the resistance against the Portuguese.

Max Robespierre

I am M. Robespierre, Jacobin leader of the Committee for Public Safety. I sought a Republic of Virtue.

John A Macdonald

I am John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada.

Juan Manuel de Rosas

I am Juan Manuel de Rosas, the "Argentine Nero" caudillo leader of Argentina from 1829-1852.

Olympe de Gouges

I am Olympe de Gouges, a French butcher's daughter and revolutionary feminist.

Betty Harris

I am Betty Harris, a coal drawer in the 1820's who lived near Manchester, England.

Adela Zamudio

I am Adela Zamudio, Bolivian poet and author of "To Be Born a Man" (1887). I am a critic of patriarchy and machismo.

Deng Xiaoping

I am Deng Xiaoping. I served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from December 1978 to November 1989.

Louis Riel

I am Louis Riel. Louis Riel. I was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. I led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first prime minister John A. Macdonald. I sought to defend Métis rights and identity as the Northwest Territories came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence.

Jomo Kenatta

I am Jomo Kenatta, an anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964

Emiliano Zapata

I am Emiliano Zapata, the Mexican revolutionary. I was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.

Norman Borlaug

I am Norman Borlaug. was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Borlaug received his B.S. in forestry in 1937 and PhD in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942.

Benito Juarez

I am Benito Juarez, liberal President of Mexico. I instituted La Reforma and was overthrown by the French.

Lech Walesa

I am Lech Walesa, founder of Polish Solidarity.

Fatt Hing Chin

I am Fatt Hing Chin. I left southern China in 1849 to join the California Gold Rush and established one of the United States' first Chinese restaurants.

Fatt Hing Chin

I am Fatt Hing Chin. I traveled to California, benefited from the Gold Rush and opened an early Cantonese restaurant in San Francisco.

Mrs John Sanford

I am Mrs. John Sanford, author of the 1833 book entitled "Woman in Her Social and Domestic Character."

Louis Riel

I am Louis Riel. I fought for the métis and indigenous people of western Canada.