You have a lot of passion and the desire for beneficial change, @wendy4! 
I wrote a bit more on this in the Facebook Exchange Post and your post here. For someone so invested in helping the good of all, I think it natural that heroic novels call to you! 
That’s amazing! 
And it looks like something shared in both of our personal histories, as my cousins and I are all registered as Daughter of the American Revolution! I was too young to understand it much at the time, but my father thought it was important to continue the family history by enrolling all of the girls.
You have a lot of excitement in your history- I hope you can find more books, connections, and other resources to help you further learn about their fascinating stories! 
Happy reading!