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The author recreates little known incidents in the lives of famous people which caused them to rise up as champions of human justice. On January 6, 2019, at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, Glenn Close made the case for little girls: "I can do that and I should be allowed to do that." Susan B. Anthony and other women are portrayed in this book. Yet, the mega-champion of women's rights was not a woman, but a man portrayed in this book. Conversely, the 'forefather' of the technical revolution and mega-champion of our most basic human right was not a man, but a woman portrayed in this book. Few of us recall the plight of born-out-of-wedlock children which for centuries drove immense orphan populations in the Christian world. Fewer of us can name the champion of human justice who courageously answered their call. A rollercoaster ride of often hilarious and as often tragic accounts of defenders of Women, the Physically and Mentally Impaired, Blacks, Jews, Asylum Seekers, Native Americans, Asians, Illegitimate Children, Homosexuals, Transgenders, Atheists, and others wronged by society...