Maathai, the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and a single mother of three, recounts her life as a political activist, feminist, and environmentali- st in Kenya. Born in a rural......read more
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai theorizes that the myriad of social problems being faced by Africa - - particularly disease, poverty, and corruption - - are actually symptoms......read more
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai is the founder of Kenya's environmental movement and the first East African woman to earn a Ph.D. She became an activist when she returned......read more