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Contents |
Preface: In the tradition of Lysistrata : women champions for peace -- Bertha von Suttner : noble woman and noble friend -- Jane Addams : "the greatest woman who ever lived" -- Emily Greene Balch : the dismissed professor -- Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan : sisterhood created by tragedy -- Mother Teresa : from Macedonia to India -- Alva Myrdal : world diplomat -- Aung San Suu Kyi : resisting by staying home -- Rigoberta Menchú Tum : a story that broke the world's heart -- Jody Williams : Internet activist -- Shirin Ebadi : Muslim judge -- Wangari Muta Maathai : Kenya's "green" doctor -- Conclusion: Champions all. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-230) and index. |
LCCN | 2006001754 |
ISBN | 0742540251 (cloth : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 074254026X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780742540255 |
ISBN | 9780742540262 |