Champions for peace : women winners of the Nobel Peace Prize / Judith Hicks Stiehm.

Third edition.

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

xvii, 289 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

"Judith Stiehm narrates the remarkable stories of the sixteen women who have won the Nobel Prize for Peace. The third edition includes the compelling life of Malala Yousafzai -who was awarded the prize in 2014. Engaged and inspirational, all of these women clearly demonstrate that there is something each of us can do to advance a just, positive peace"--Back cover.

Ebook version :

English

January 09, 2019

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro; Contents; Preface; 1. Bertha von Suttner; 2. Jane Addams; 3. Emily Greene Balch; 4. Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan; 5. Mother Teresa; 6. Alva Myrdal; 7. Aung San Suu Kyi; 8. Rigoberta Menchú Tum; 9. Jody Williams; 10. Shirin Ebadi; 11. Wangari Muta Maathai; 12. Tawakkol Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; 13. Malala Yousafzai; Conclusion; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

Biographies.