What are three interesting facts about Wangari Maathai?
Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She was also the first female scholar from East and Central Africa to take a doctorate (in biology), and the first female professor ever in her home country of Kenya.
What is Wangari Muta Maathai known for?
Wangari Maathai, in full Wangari Muta Maathai, (born April 1, 1940, Nyeri, Kenya—died September 25, 2011, Nairobi), Kenyan politician and environmental activist who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace, becoming the first Black African woman to win a Nobel Prize.
What did President of Kenya call Wangari Maathai?
Maathai and three others were knocked unconscious by police and hospitalized. President Daniel arap Moi called her “a mad woman” and “a threat to the order and security of the country”.
Where was Dr Wangari Muta Maathai born?
Ihithe, KenyaWangari Maathai / Place of birth
What is the contribution of Kailash Satyarthi?
Kailash founded Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement) in 1980 as the first people’s movement for social justice, equity, education and peace for all children in India. He braved all odds to uphold the rights of marginalised and victimised children, not only in India but across the world.
Was Wangari Maathai a feminist?
Feminists for Life of America remembers Kenyan pro-life feminist Wangari Maathai, who died September 25, 2011. An environmental and political activist, In 2004 Maathai was the first African woman to receive a Nobel Prize “for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
Which race has won the most Nobel Prizes?
As of November 2021, Nobel Prizes had been awarded to 943 individuals, of whom 17 were Black recipients (1.8% of the 943 individual recipients). Black people have received awards in three of six award categories: twelve in Peace (70.6% of the black recipients), four in Literature (23.5%), and one in Economics (5.9%).