Women Nobel Peace Prize winners / Anita Price Davis and Marla J. Selvidge ; foreword by Regina Birchem.

Author/creator Davis, Anita Price
Other author Selvidge, Marla J., 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2006.
Descriptionx, 216 pages : portraits ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Bertha von Suttner (1905) -- Jane Addams (1931) -- Emily Greene Balch (1946) -- Mairead Corrigan Maguire and Elizabeth (Betty) Williams -- Mother Teresa (Agnes G. Bohjaxhiu) (1979) -- Alva Reimer Myrdal (1982) -- Aung San Suu Kyi (1991) -- Rigoberta Menchú Tum (1992) -- Jody Williams (1997) -- Shirin Ebadi (2003) -- Wangari Muta Maathai (2004).
Abstract "From Bertha von Suttner (1905) to Wangari Maathai (2004), this work provides a detailed look at the lives and accomplishments of 12 female recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. Each biography, while presenting an overall picture of the subject's life, naturally concentrates upon the work that earned her the prize"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005036351
ISBN0786423994 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780786423996

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Reference Stacks JZ5540 .D38 2006 ✔ Available