Hugely charismatic, humble, and possessed of preternatural luminosity of spirit, Wangari Maathai, the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and a single mother of three, recounts her extraordinary life as a political activist, feminist, and environmentalist in Kenya. Born in a rural village in... read more
Acknowledgments
1. Beginnings
2. Cultivation
3. Education and the State of Emergency
4. American Dream
5. Independence--Kenya's and My Own
6. Foresters Without Diplomas
7. Difficult Years
8. Seeds of Change
9. Fighting for Freedom
10. Freedom Turns a Corner
11. "Aluta Continua": The Struggle Continues
12. Opening the Gates of Politics
13. Rise Up and Walk
Epilogue: Canopy of Hope
Appendix: Konyeki na ithe, or "Kenyeki and His Father"
Index
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