Leymah Gbowee
Nobel Laureate in Peace (2011)
Professional bio
Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist. She was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize (shared with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakkol Karman) for her non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work. She is known for leading a women's peace movement that helped end the Second Liberian Civil War.