Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee Summary
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A Nobel Peace laureate's memoir of how women's courage toppled Liberia's dictator. When Leymah Gbowee united Christian and Muslim women through prayer and sex strikes, she didn't just end a civil war - she sparked a global movement for female-led peacebuilding.
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A War-Torn Nation's Daughters Rise Up
In the scorching heat of Monrovia, Liberia, women dressed in white gathered on Tubman Boulevard. Their bodies ached, skin darkened by the sun, but they refused to move. These weren't seasoned activists or politicians-they were mothers, daughters, and sisters who had witnessed unspeakable horrors during fourteen years of civil war. Led by a remarkable woman named Leymah Gbowee, they had reached their breaking point. "We are tired of our children being killed! We are tired of being raped! Women, wake up-you have a voice in the peace process!" Their simple message echoed across a nation where 250,000 people had died and one-third of the population had been displaced: "The women of Liberia want peace now!" What began as a small gathering would grow into a movement so powerful it would force warlords to negotiate, drive a dictator into exile, and help elect Africa's first modern female head of state. This wasn't just a triumph of hope over violence-it was a revolution in who gets to shape a nation's destiny.
From Dreams to Devastation: A Life Interrupted
Finding Strength in Shared Pain
Women in White: A Movement Is Born
From Protest to Peace: Direct Action Changes History
A Movement Transforms a Nation
The Power of Ordinary Women to Create Extraordinary Change
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