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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: When war erupted in Liberia, it completely derailed Leymah Gbowee’s happy life and promising future.
Chapter 2: Her family escaped to Ghana, but on returning, nothing remained as it was.
Chapter 3: In 1996, Leymah Gbowee, pregnant and a refugee, was struggling to survive during her darkest days ever known.
Chapter 4: Returning to Liberia, Gbowee started working as a peacebuilder for the very first time.
Chapter 5: By 2001, Gbowee dedicated herself to a new peacebuilding network for Liberian women.
Chapter 6: Thanks to protests by Gbowee and WIPNET, thirteen years of war at long last finally ended.
Chapter 7: After the war, Gbowee continued ongoing peacebuilding in Liberia, while further advancing her own education.
Chapter 8: Gbowee’s activism has won her significant recognition, but Liberia still has a long road ahead to travel for recovery.
Description
Mighty Be Our Powers (2011) tells the inspirational story of Leymah Gbowee, a woman who fought for peace after years of civil war had devastated her country, Liberia. As a mother who believed her bright future had been snatched away from her, Gbowee brought together a powerful group of women who were fed up with the violence. Their peaceful protests changed the course of history, and their story deserves to be heard by anyone who’s ever lost hope.
Who Should Listen
- Peace workers and activists
- Women, mothers and feminists
- Anyone who loves an inspirational story of peace