Leymah Gbowee

What she did

Helped organise Christian and Muslim women in the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace during the civil war.

Impact and significance

The movement's nonviolent protests helped press Liberia's leaders toward peace in 2003. The achievement depended on collective organising, not one person's determination alone.

This is Matria’s interpretation, not a quotation or personalised advice.

Works recorded in the archive

• Led the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace (2003)
• awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (2011)
• Mighty Be Our Powers (2011)

Sources and access

• Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Prize biographical record
• Gbowee, Leymah, with Carol Mithers. Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War. Beast Books, 2011.Bibliographic reference. Consult the named edition through a library or publisher.

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