Unsung Heroes
She inspired the DREAM Act. Some say that makes her the first 鈥淒reamer鈥�.
Tereza Lee, the woman sometimes referred to as the first 鈥淒reamer,鈥� has been fighting for immigrant rights for nearly two decades.
Also: the turbulent history of the US Virgin Islands; a remembrance for a little-known Soviet colonel who probably averted a nuclear war; a look at how Tiki bars inspired Star Wars creator George Lucas; a progress report on a project to digitize the notebooks of Harvard鈥檚 female astronomers; plus a folk song dedicated to a modern hero: the street cart vendor.
(Image: Protestors gathered at the US Capitol on September 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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