Hero Portraits

Portrait of Rosa Parks by Gail Slockett

Portrait of womens rights activist Susan B Anthony by Robert Shetterly

Portrait of women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Robert Shetterly

From the 1890s through the 1920s Mother Jones, (Mary Harris) worked to advance the abolition of child labor and the organizing of the United Mine Workers.

Cesar Chavez by Robert Shetterly, Americans Who Tell the Truth

Jane Austen is my hero because she is a writer, a writer who inspires me. Not only was she a good writer, she was a female writer at a time when females weren't allowed to have ideas, let alone write. Jane Austen didn't have to hide who she was to get published; her work was just that good. She has shown me that if you persevere and keep going, you can do anything you want to.

My mom is my heroine because she tries to balance her home and work life. My mom was able to overcome her arthritis in her hands and ankles since she was 13. She became successful in her career - arthritis research. She chose this field to try to help find a way to cure arthritis so that future generations will not have to suffer from this problem.

The people depicted in this drawing are my parents. I chose to draw them because I believe that these are the people who have influenced me the most. When I hear about what other people's parents are like, I realize how lucky I am. I believe that my parents are a model for everyone else. They have given me so much love and helped me so much. They've helped me become the person that I am today. For this they deserve recognition, and a special place in heaven.

I chose Mahatma Gandhi as my hero because he was a believer in equality and standing up for what you believe in. He was a strong spiritual leader who affected the world in a profound way. Watching the movie

Achieved with CAC/NEA Grant for My Hero and Taft High School