photo Leymah Gbowee

Leymah Gbowee

Prize
Nobel Peace Prize — 2011
for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work
Together with: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , Tawakkol Karman
Citizenship
Liberia Liberia
Languages
English
date of birth
2/1/1972
place of birth
Monrovia
Age
54 years
educated at
  • Eastern Mennonite University
occupation
  • politician
  • activist
  • peace activist
  • businessperson
  • economist
  • civil rights advocate
field of work
  • dispute resolution
  • human rights
member of
  • Nobel Women's Initiative
notable work
  • Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace
  • Pray the Devil Back to Hell
employer
  • Columbia University
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