Monument to Flora MacDonald, the young heroine who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape the English in 1746, Kilmuir graveyard, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highland region, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Azurduy Monument in the Center of Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

Statue of revolutionary heroine Gertrudis Bocanegra, Plaza Gertrudis Bocanegra (Plaza Chica), Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

Bronze statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc) created by Jules Roulleau in 1893 in Chinon, Loire Valley, France

Monument to Flora MacDonald the young heroine who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape the English in 1746, Kilmuir graveyard, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Anuradha Koirala, proclaimed winner of CNN Hero of the Year 2010, warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters

Anuradha Koirala holds up her CNN Hero of the Year 2010 award as she is warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters

Statue of the Bruges folk heroes Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck, on the market square Grote Markt, in the historic centre of Bruges, Belgium, Europe

Woman holding human skull forest

Statue of Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck, folk heroes, on the market square Grote Markt, in the historic centre of Bruges, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Dahlia ?Heroïne' Breeder : Turc (FRA)

Dahlia ?Heroïne' Breeder : Turc (FRA)