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Wangari Maathai, a dreadlocked middle-aged woman in a flowery kitenge¹ dress and matching headwrap, cocked her head towards her colleague in the....
Introduction
What is Unbowed about? Unbowed recounts the life of Wangari Maathai, a famous environmentalist and political activist in Kenya.
She faced immense challenges as a girl pursuing education.
So when I met her face to face for the first time in , a year after reading her memoir Unbowed, it's the first time I've ever been struck to.
Maathais memoir captures her fight for democracy, womens rights, and environmental sustainability through the Green Belt Movement.
Book Details
Title: Unbowed
Author: Wangari Maathai
Page Count: pages
Publish Date: October 3,
ISBN:
Synopsis of Unbowed
Introduction to Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai’s memoir, Unbowed, captures her extraordinary life.A political activist, feminist, and environmentalist, she won the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in a humble Kenyan village in , Wangari faced immense challenges from an early age. Despite societal norms against girls’ education, she pursued knowledge with fervor.
Studying with Catholic missionaries, she earned her degree in the United States, eventually obtaining her PhD—the first woman to do so