Congress for Kids: [Citizenship]: Shining Star Citizens: Worksheet
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Shining Star Citizens: Worksheet
Match the 'shining star" accomplishments or contributions to society with their names. Enter the number from
the description on Page 2 in the text box below the correct star.
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*Citizenship section select ideas derived from "Citizenship, Learning to
Live as Responsible Citizens," published by Good Apple, Inc.
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"Conductor" on the Underground Railroad. She helped 200–300 slaves make their way to freedom.
A forceful speaker against slavery and for women's rights and who was once a slave herself.
A Native American who guided Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery through the West.
The daughter of a Paiute Chief who was an activist and spokesperson for Indian rights.
A politician who was the first woman to run for vice–president on a major party ticket.
An activist and union organizer who helped workers gain better pay and working conditions.
She refused to yield her seat to a white person on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama and because a
major catalyst to the Civil Rights Movement.
Born the 15th child of a slave, this woman was later in charge of Minority Affairs in the National
Youth Administration, and became vice–president of both the NAACP and the Urban League.
The first woman Attorney General under President Clinton.
The first female appointed to the Supreme Court.
The only American native born queen, spokesperson, and activist for the Hawaiian native peoples.
Author of The Feminine Mystique and helped found the National Organization of Women.
After her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr., died, she became a prominent voice in the Civil Rights Movement.
First lady activist, spokesperson, "the eyes of the president," who worked to improve the lot of the poor
and disenfranchised of America.
Persuasive author who wrote Silent Spring about the dangers to the environment.
Nobel Peace Prize recipient and founder of Hull House, a settlement for the poor.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates what citizens in your community or neighborhood deserve a star
for contributing something to society.
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*Citizenship section select ideas derived from "Citizenship, Learning to
Live as Responsible Citizens," published by Good Apple, Inc.
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