Wangarĩ Maathai
Wangarĩ Muta Maathai (; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.As a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlift, she studied in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree from Mount St. Scholastica and a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She went on to become the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. In 1984, she got the Right Livelihood Award for "converting the Kenyan ecological debate into mass action for reforestation." Maathai was an elected member of the Parliament of Kenya and, between January 2003 and November 2005, served as Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki. She was an Honorary Councillor of the World Future Council. As an academic and the author of several books, Maathai was not only an activist but also an intellectual who has made significant contributions to thinking about ecology, development, gender, and African cultures and religions.}}
Maathai died of complications from ovarian cancer on 25 September 2011. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Maathai, Wangari
London : William Heinemann, 2007
London : William Heinemann, 2007
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by Maathai, Wangari
New York : Pantheon Books, 2009
New York : Pantheon Books, 2009
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by Maathai, Wangari
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006
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by Maathai, Wangari
London : Arrow, 2008
London : Arrow, 2008
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by Maathai, Wangari
New York : Anchor Books, 2010
New York : Anchor Books, 2010
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by Maathai, Wangari
Nairobi, Kenya : Environment Liaison Centre International, 1988
Nairobi, Kenya : Environment Liaison Centre International, 1988
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by Maathai, Wangari
New York : Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 2007
First Anchor Books edition.
New York : Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 2007
First Anchor Books edition.
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