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Unlikely Heroes is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that rescues, restores, and rehabilitates child victims of sex slavery around the world. Since its founding in 2011 by Erica Greve, Unlikely Heroes has rescued hundreds of children who are then placed in one of their seven residential facilities, each offering rescued children ...
- November 11, 2011; 11 years ago
- Erica Greve
- Erica Greve
- Rescue of children, operation of recovery houses, public education
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- Aitzaz Hasan. In Pakistan, 15-year-old Aitzaz Hasa was outside his school with his friends when he noticed a man wearing a suicide bomber vest. Instead of running away, Hasa confronted the bomber and captured him, protecting the other students.
- Rampaging Elephant. Usually, you don’t consider a villain of the story to become the hero, but that’s why it’s so unexpected. In this case, a rampaging elephant in an Indian village barrelled through the door of a flimsy house and caused all kinds of destruction before stopping completely at the sound of a crying child.
- Tang the Newfoundland Dog. In 1919, a ship named Ethie crashed against the rocks during a storm in Newfoundland, Canada. With 93 people abroad and no way to swim to shore, it seemed like they were all but doomed.
- Jose Salmeron. Jose Salmeron and several others lived at a homeless encampment in San Jose. When he came out of his tent one day, he saw a naked 6-year-old boy and told his campmates to come see.
- Henrietta Lacks // Immortal Cells. Henrietta Lacks died in 1951, but parts of her live on to this day. Since the time they were taken from her (without her knowledge) during a medical examination at Johns Hopkins, cells collected from her cervix tissue have remained alive—and thriving.
- Tenzing Norgay // A Climber Above. Before summiting Mount Everest was the pinnacle of every daredevil’s bucket list, a Nepali-Indian man by the name of Tenzing Norgay (born Namgyal Wangdi) became one of the first people to finish the daring trek.
- Virginia Apgar // Better Health for Newborns. Despite graduating fourth in her class at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1933, Virginia Apgar faced a host of setbacks in the early decades of her career.
- Enheduanna // Tales for the Ages. The daughter of Sumerian royalty, Enheduanna had a busy schedule. In addition to serving as high priestess in one of the area’s most important temples, she also found the time to cement herself as the earliest identified author in the world.
Feb 24, 2023 · Bookshelf. ‘Unlikely Heroes’ Review: FDR’s Key Quartet. Ickes at Interior, Perkins at Labor, Hopkins and Wallace all over the place: a ‘cabinet of wonders’ during the Great Depression and World...
Apr 8, 2023 · Unlikely Heroes review: the advisers who helped FDR shape America. Frances Perkins, Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes and Henry Wallace are given their due in a fascinating group biography. Charles...
These normal people saw danger and took action, saving lives in the process. In 2013, a 71-year-old man named William Ayotte was sitting in his living room in Manitoba, Canada watching television ...
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