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Young Icons

Meet the teenagers and young visionaries who changed the world before they grew up.

Tutankhamun: The Boy King
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Tutankhamun: The Boy King

The child pharaoh whose tomb became the most famous archaeological discovery in history.

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Malala Yousafzai: The Girl Who Stood Up
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Malala Yousafzai: The Girl Who Stood Up

The Pakistani teenager who defied the Taliban and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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Mozart: The Child Prodigy
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Mozart: The Child Prodigy

The boy who composed symphonies before most children learn to read.

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Mary Shelley: The Teenage Creator of Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley: The Teenage Creator of Frankenstein

The eighteen-year-old who invented science fiction on a stormy night in Switzerland.

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Louis Braille: The Boy Who Lit Up the Dark
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Louis Braille: The Boy Who Lit Up the Dark

Blinded at three, he invented a reading system at fifteen that changed millions of lives.

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Pocahontas: The Girl Between Two Worlds
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Pocahontas: The Girl Between Two Worlds

The Powhatan chief's daughter who became a bridge between Native Americans and English colonists.

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Sybil Ludington: The Midnight Ride
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Sybil Ludington: The Midnight Ride

The sixteen-year-old who rode twice as far as Paul Revere to rally the American militia.

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