Meet Malika Saada-Saar - mother of three and founder and executive director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights. The organization is an advocate for "women on the margins of society". Coming from a rough background herself, Malika empathizes with women and children who come from the rough side of town and women in prison. Her most recent accomplishment was to persuade the federal government to ban the shackling of prison inmates during childbirth.
Meet Kathleen Khalid, 48 year old mother who stopped a bank robbery by jumping on the back of the robber. This is just a small clip of an article about her. She is being given a Courageous Citizen award.
Meet Chia-Ho Lee, mother of two and this years Raytheon Math Hero award for inspiring kids. Raytheon is a company which creates defense technology for the government. Each year they poll students and faculty to find a teacher worthy of this award. Chia-Ho works hard to make math practical for her students so she is this year's winner.
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