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Photos: Inspired by #bringbackourgirls: 14 Photos of What Everyday Heroism Looks Like

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    Schoolgirls try to fit on a public bus in the morning rush to school.

    Lagos, Nigeria

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    Hazara girls on their walk home from school.

    Band-e Amir, Bamyan Province, 2008

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    Female students in Indonesia attend a biology class.

    Indonesia, 2004

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    A girl on her way to school in rural Gaya district, an area of Bihar Province where Maoist insurgents are active.

    Bihar Province, India, 2010

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    A Sudanese girl in school in the town of Malakal.

    Malakal, South Sudan

Thessaly La Force is a Vogue.com contributor based in New York City. A recent graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, she is working on her first novel. Among other things, she loves cats, bonsai trees, and rosé wine. ... Read More