Mighty be our powers [electronic resource] : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war / Leymah Gbowee ; with Carol Mithers.
Gbowee, Leymah.; Mithers, Carol.
2011
HQ1817.5 .G36 2011eb
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Title Mighty be our powers [electronic resource] : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war / Leymah Gbowee ; with Carol Mithers.
Author Gbowee, Leymah.
ISBN 9780984295142 (electronic bk.)
9780984295159
Imprint New York, N.Y. : Beast Books, 2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (x, 246 p.) : col. ill.
Call Number HQ1817.5 .G36 2011eb
Summary In a time of death and terror, Leymah Gbowee brought Liberia's women together--and together they led a nation to peace. As a young woman, Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war, a brutal conflict that tore apart her life and claimed the lives of countless relatives and friends. As a young mother trapped in a nightmare of domestic abuse, she found the courage to turn her bitterness into action, propelled by her realization that it is women who suffer most during conflicts--and that the power of women working together can create an unstoppable force. In 2003, the passionate and charismatic Gbowee helped organize and then led the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, a coalition of Christian and Muslim women who sat in public protest, confronting Liberia's ruthless president and rebel warlords, and even held a sex strike. With an army of women, Gbowee helped lead her nation to peace.--From publisher description.
Note Includes index.
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Prologue
The world was mine
"We'll soon put an end to the problem"
I am too young to die!
Trapped
Helpless in a strange place
A glimpse of peace
"Yes, you can"
Taking on "Taylor's boys"
A new home with Geneva
Helping women find their voices
The women in peace-building network is born!
"Don't ever stop"
Standing up to Charles Taylor and sitting down for peace
When peace talks are just talk, take action
Is the war really over?
Time to move on
An unthinkable loss
Building a new women's network
Pray the devil back to hell
Helping my country
The story doesn't end.

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