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The woman who fed America during WWII, then disappeared from history.
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History isn’t just made by the powerful. It’s made by those with courage.
Inside these pages, you’ll meet twelve real people who changed the course of America — not because they had titles or power, but because they chose to act. Beautifully illustrated and deeply inspiring, We Are Mighty reminds readers of every age that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
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I’m Sharon McMahon—a teacher at heart and a firm believer that truth still matters. After years in the classroom teaching government and law, I brought my lessons online.
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