Champions for peace : women winners of the Nobel Peace Prize /: women winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Judith Hicks Stiehm.
• Authors: Stiehm, Judith Hicks, 1935-
• Contents: Preface In the Tradition of Lysistrata—Women Champions for Peace ; ; Chapter 1 Bertha von Suttner: Noble Woman and Nobel Friend ; ; Chapter 2 Jane Addams: “The Greatest Woman Who Ever Lived” ; ; Chapter 3 Emily Greene Balch: The Dismissed Professor ; ; Chapter 4 Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan: Sisterhood Created by Tragedy ; ; Chapter 5 Mother Teresa: From Macedonia to India and Sainthood ; ; Chapter 6 Alva Myrdal: World Diplomat ; ; Chapter 7 Aung San Suu Kyi: Resisting by Staying Home ; ; Chapter 8 Rigoberta Menchú Tum: A Story That Broke the World’s Heart ; ; Chapter 9 Jody Williams: Internet Activist ; ; Chapter 10 Shirin Ebadi: Muslim Judge ; ; Chapter 11 Wangari Muta Maathai: Kenya’s “Green” Doctor ; ; Chapter 12 Tawakkol Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: 2011, the Year of the Women ; ; Chapter 13 Malala Yousafzai: A Near Martyr ; ; Conclusion Champions All ; ; Epilogue Questions for U.S. and Non-U.S. Readers ; ; Selected Bibliography ; ; Index ; ; About the Author
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 303.6/6; Political Science: International Relations / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Political Science: Women in Politics; Pacifists -- Biography; Nobel Prizes -- History; Women and peace -- History; Peace -- Awards -- History; Women Nobel Prize winners; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538119013; 1538119013
• Related ISBNs: 9781538119006; 9781538118993
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 4, 2018).
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