People who have helped the world

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Betty Friedan

voice for women's rights, advocate of human rights
1990
Follows the life and work of the feminist who wrote "The Feminine Mystique" and helped found the National Organization for Women.

Lech Walesa

the leader of Solidarity and campaigner for freedom and human rights in Poland
1990
Traces the life of the Polish union organizer who was instrumental in gaining government recognition for Solidarity, an organization of local unions, and who won the l983 Nobel Peace Prize.

Bob Geldof

the rock star who raised $140 million for famine relief in Ethiopia
1988
Follows the early years, musical career, and charity work of the musician who organized the Live Aid project and raised more money for the starving in Africa than anyone else in the world.

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