Leymah Gbowee: The Fight for Peace
Leymah Gbowee, coming into this world on February 1, 1972, led peace protests against the oppressive tyrant Charles Taylor, which under a series of events ended the Liberian civil war. Not much is known about Gbowee’s childhood, but at the age of seventeen, the civil war broke out in her home country of Liberia. In a quote from Gbowee, she “turned from a child into an adult in a matter of hours”. Even in the early stages of her life, she still cared for the well being of other as she was a young mother and a trauma counselor for ex-soldiers that were children, after the first civil war. In between the first and second Liberian civil wars, she formed many women’s rights groups for African women. In the year …show more content…
Then the first female president in all of Africa was elected, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Sirleaf was elected in 2005 and was re-elected in 2011. Gbowee pushed for this woman to be elected, but when elected did nothing to help the war-torn Liberia. Gbowee and Sirleaf both won Nobel Peace Prizes for their work to negotiate peace talks and peacefully rebel against Taylor, which ultimately led to the end of the Liberian Civil war. Gbowee now, although, regrets her friendship with Sirleaf for her horrible …show more content…
Like, for example, at the beginning of her career she treated child soldiers because that was against their human rights to have to fight in a war they should not have had to fight in. Defeating the tyrant Charles Taylor is another example of her work toward more human right for human beings. But especially her biggest work of human rights would be for the women of Africa. Since women are treated like second class citizens in many parts of Africa. She has started and/or been a part of many nonprofit organizations for women’s rights in Africa. The rights of humans to equality and safety is passion to Gbowee, her
Leymah Gbowee, coming into this world on February 1, 1972, led peace protests against the oppressive tyrant Charles Taylor, which under a series of events ended the Liberian civil war. Not much is known about Gbowee’s childhood, but at the age of seventeen, the civil war broke out in her home country of Liberia. In a quote from Gbowee, she “turned from a child into an adult in a matter of hours”. Even in the early stages of her life, she still cared for the well being of other as she was a young mother and a trauma counselor for ex-soldiers that were children, after the first civil war. In between the first and second Liberian civil wars, she formed many women’s rights groups for African women. In the year …show more content…
Then the first female president in all of Africa was elected, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Sirleaf was elected in 2005 and was re-elected in 2011. Gbowee pushed for this woman to be elected, but when elected did nothing to help the war-torn Liberia. Gbowee and Sirleaf both won Nobel Peace Prizes for their work to negotiate peace talks and peacefully rebel against Taylor, which ultimately led to the end of the Liberian Civil war. Gbowee now, although, regrets her friendship with Sirleaf for her horrible …show more content…
Like, for example, at the beginning of her career she treated child soldiers because that was against their human rights to have to fight in a war they should not have had to fight in. Defeating the tyrant Charles Taylor is another example of her work toward more human right for human beings. But especially her biggest work of human rights would be for the women of Africa. Since women are treated like second class citizens in many parts of Africa. She has started and/or been a part of many nonprofit organizations for women’s rights in Africa. The rights of humans to equality and safety is passion to Gbowee, her