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When Wangari Maathai Won the Nobel Peace Prize

100 Women by BBC

Dec 7, 20169:00Society & Culture

In 2004, Kenyan Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was an environmentalist and human rights activist who founded the Green Belt Movement in the 1970s. She focused on the plan...

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When Wangari Maathai Won the Nobel Peace Prize is an episode from 100 Women by BBC. In 2004, Kenyan Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was an environmentalist and human rights activist who found...

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Published Dec 7, 2016, 9:00 long, audio available.