Her contribution
Wangari Maathai
1940-2011
Founded Kenya's Green Belt Movement in 1977, organising women to plant trees and protect their livelihoods. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
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Impact and significance
The movement made tree planting a form of community organising, linking environmental repair with women's income and participation in public life.
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Works in the archive
- Founded the Green Belt Movement (1977)
- awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (2004)
- Unbowed: A Memoir (2006)
- The Green Belt Movement (2003)
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Sources and access
- Wangari Maathai, Nobel Prize biographical record
- Maathai, Wangari. Unbowed: A Memoir. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.Bibliographic reference. Consult the named edition through a library or publisher.
- Maathai, Wangari. The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience. Lantern Books, 2003.Bibliographic reference. Consult the named edition through a library or publisher.
- Recounted in talks and the documentary Dirt! The Movie (2009); widely attributed to Maathai's hummingbird parableBibliographic reference. Consult the named edition through a library or publisher.
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