Unbowed my autobiography wangari maathai award

The compelling autobiography of Wangari Maathai, Kenyan peace activist and environmentalist, who in became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace..

In Unbowed, Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai recounts her extraordinary life.

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The compelling autobiography of Wangari Maathai, Kenyan peace activist and environmentalist, who in became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace.

Born in a rural Kenyan village in , Wangari Maathai was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most African girls then.

Two years later she would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.” Maathai tells.

Introduction

What is ‘Unbowed’ about? ‘Unbowed’ recounts the life of Wangari Maathai, a famous environmentalist and political activist in Kenya. She faced immense challenges as a girl pursuing education.

Maathai’s memoir captures her fight for democracy, women’s rights, and environmental sustainability through the Green Belt Movement.

Book Details

Title: Unbowed

Author: Wangari Maathai

Page Count: 314 pages

Publish Date: October 3, 2006

ISBN: 978030759114

Synopsis of ‘Unbowed’

Introduction to Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai’s memoir, “Unbowed,” captures her extraordinary life.

A political activist, feminist, and environmentalist, she won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

In Unbowed, Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai recounts her extraordinary journey from her childhood in rural Kenya to the world stage.

Born in a humble Kenyan village in 1940, Wangari faced immense challenges from an early age. Despite societal norms against girls’ education, she pursued knowledge with fervor. Studying with Catholic missionaries, she earned her degree in the