Champions for peace : women winners of the Nobel Peace Prize

Champions for peace : women winners of the Nobel Peace Prize / Judith Hicks Stiehm.

Author/creator	Stiehm, Judith Hicks, 1935-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2006.
Description	xvi, 233 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Pacifists--Biography. Nobel Prizes--History. Women and peace--History. Peace--Awards --History.

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

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JZ5540 .S74 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold