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When Wangari Maathai Won the Nobel Peace Prize

In 2004, the Kenyan ecologist became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

In 2004, Kenyan Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was an environmentalist and human rights activist who founded the Green Belt Movement in the 1970s. She focused on the planting of trees, conservation, and women's rights but repeatedly clashed with the government while trying to protect Kenya's forest and parks. Witness speaks to her daughter, Wanjira Mathai.

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大象传媒 News: 100 Women

大象传媒 News: 100 Women

Half the world speaks: the lives of women around the world

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