Leymah Gbowee

Nobel Prize in Peace 2011

“for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work”

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.

Field

Social Science · Gender Studies

Lifespan

1972–