Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work.” She shares the prize with Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Yemeni democracy activist Tawukul Karman. Gbowee published her first book, Mighty Be Our Powers, (read an excerpt here) with Beast Books, the Daily Beast's books imprint, in September. She was The Daily Beast's Africa columnist, and appeared at the 2010 Women in the World summit. Plus, read Eliza Griswold’s interview with Gbowee in the September 26 issue of Newsweek.
Where were you when you found out you’d won?
Had you ever dreamed that you would win anything like a Nobel Prize?
What message do you hope your win sends, especially to women?
You have a memoir, Mighty Be Our Powers. What can you tell us about it?
To support Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee's work, please donate to Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA) via Global Giving.
