Bibliograph

Champions for peace, women winners of the nobel peace prize, Judith Hicks Stiehm

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Champions for peace, women winners of the nobel peace prize, Judith Hicks Stiehm

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographic references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Champions for peace

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1043591143

Responsibility statement

Judith Hicks Stiehm

Sub title

women winners of the nobel peace prize

Summary

"Judith Stiehm narrates the remarkable stories of the sixteen women who have won the Nobel Prize for Peace. The third edition includes the compelling life of Malala Yousafzai -who was awarded the prize in 2014. Engaged and inspirational, all of these women clearly demonstrate that there is something each of us can do to advance a just, positive peace"--Back cover

Table Of Contents

Intro; Contents; Preface; 1. Bertha von Suttner; 2. Jane Addams; 3. Emily Greene Balch; 4. Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan; 5. Mother Teresa; 6. Alva Myrdal; 7. Aung San Suu Kyi; 8. Rigoberta Menchú Tum; 9. Jody Williams; 10. Shirin Ebadi; 11. Wangari Muta Maathai; 12. Tawakkol Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; 13. Malala Yousafzai; Conclusion; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Target audience

adult

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