Links for Leaders

Links for Leaders

BBC Historic Figures:  biographies of famous historical leaders. Browse by clicking on a letter of the alphabet. 

Ima Hero: Information about 12 well-known heroes. 

Incredible People:  33,000 brief biographies of people who influenced our world.  Browse by clicking a category such as "Kings and Queens" then scroll down the page and click on an underlined name to read the biography. 

Mr Donn's Social Studies Website:  tons of history resources!  http://www.mrdonn.org/index.html

My Hero Project:  stories written by visitors to this site about the people who have inspired them. 
             "The mission of MY HERO is to use media and technology to celebrate the best of humanity and to 
                 empower young people to realize their own potential to effect positive change in the world." 
Great for getting ideas of leaders to research.  http://www.myhero.com/go/directory/