Youth Revolution

Mary Shelley: Writes Frankenstein at 19 years old.

Alexander the Great: By age 16 founded his first colony and named it Alexandroupolis.

Michelangelo: Recommended to the ruler of Florence at age 15, carves Cupid at 19, & sells art.

Josiah: "was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD... and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father...."
(2 Chronicles 34:1-3)

Joseph, son of Jacob: Given authority & preference at age 17.

Hannah Teter: Wins snowboarding gold medal at 19 & begins transforming a Kenyan village of 60,000 with her winnings & humanitarian efforts.

Nelson Mandela: Age 9, becomes the ward of the acting regent of the Thembu people.

Queen Victoria: Barely 18 years old, begins a legendary reign of England.

Mozart: Age 8, writes his first three symphonies; age 12, completes first opera; age 16, appointed concert master.

Marco Polo: Age 17, begins exploration of China.

Ponce de León: Age 19, sailed to the Western hemisphere with Christopher Columbus

Sacajawea: Age 17, joins the Lewis & Clark expedition; age 18 reaches the Pacific Ocean after crossing half a continent, the Rocky mountains, & assisting negotiations & trades.