1. John Adams

WHO: Second President of the United States

WHEN: 1797–1801

SIGNIFICANCE: Declaration of Independence

CAPTION: John Adams, Second President of the US.(http://www.cowboybooks.com.)

2. Jane Addams

WHO: Founder of the U.S. Settlement House movement

WHEN: September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935

SIGNIFICANCE: antiwar activist, spokesperson for racial justice,1st American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

CAPTION: American social reformer Jane Addams,1914(www.wikipedia.com)

3. Susan B. Anthony

WHO: Suffragist, women’s rights advocate

WHEN: February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906

SIGNIFICANCE: American civil rights leader who played

a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights

movement to secure women's suffrage in the United States.

CAPTION: Susan B. Anthony in her older years.(www.wikepedia.com)

4. Alexander Graham Bell

WHO: Inventor, Scientist, Professor

WHEN: 3 March 1847 – 2 August 1922

SIGNIFICANCE: inventor of telephone

CAPTION: Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell(www.wikipedia.com)

5. John Brown

WHO: American abolitionist

WHEN: May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859

SIGNIFICANCE: Massacre, Harpers

CAPTION: Abolitionist John Brown, bust-length.(www.wikipedia.com)

6. George Bush Sr.

WHO: forty-first President of the United States

WHEN: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993

SIGNIFICANCE: Americans with Disabilities Act

of 1990, Clean Air Act

CAPTION: Officeial portrait of George H. W. Bush(www.dodmedia.osd.mil)

7. Andrew Carnegie

WHO: industrialist, businessman, a major philanthropist

WHEN:1835-1919

SIGNIFICANCE: "Andrew Carnegie was the

pioneering tycoon of the Age of Steel"

CAPTION: American businessman and philanthropist.(www.wikipedia.com)

8. Rachel Carson

WHO: American marine biologist and nature writer

WHEN: May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964

SIGNIFICANCE: her writings are often credited with launching the global environmental movement.

CAPTION: Official photo as FWS...