I like your choice he's pretty interesting...I personally love Joan of Arc talk about girl power. She lived back in the days of the bubonic plague and could talk to saints and her mission was to find the new king of France. She cut her hair to look like a boy and fought against the British who were not seeing eye to eye with France...I don't know if you like this kind of stuff Oh! And Ghandi...
The life and times of Mahatma Ghandi- The man stands as one of the great figures of the 20th century, and the times surrounding the establishment of modern India provide a fascinating entry into history and philosophy.