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Unbowed recounts the incredible journey that culminated in her appointment to parliament in 2002. Beginnings i was born the third of six children, and the first girl after two sons, on april 1. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Wangari maathai,the 2004 winner of the nobel peace prize, has been fighting for environmental responsibility and democracy in her native kenya for over 35 years. Nobel laureate and founder of the green belt movement, wangari maathai has campaigned for environmental activism and democracy in africa for more than. Unbowed a memoir maathai, wangari, ogbuagu, chinasa on. She was interviewed on stage about her life and the work she did that led to her being awarded the nobel peace prize. Free download or read online unbowed pdf epub book. Hers is an extraordinary story, spanning different worlds.
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