The Resource Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir, Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers
Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir, Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 260 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
-
- Includes index
- Includes a reading guide
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780984295197
- Label
- Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir
- Title
- Mighty be our powers
- Title remainder
- how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir
- Statement of responsibility
- Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers
- Subject
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- Liberia -- History -- Civil War, 1999-2003
- Peace movements -- Liberia
- Violence -- Liberia
- Women -- Liberia -- Social conditions
- Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace
- Women pacifists -- Liberia -- Biography
- Women political activists -- Liberia -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- Gbowee, Leymah
- trueLiberia -- History -- Civil War, 1989-1996
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- ILM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gbowee, Leymah
- Dewey number
- 966.62033
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HQ1236.5.L44
- LC item number
- A3 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Mithers, Carol Lynn
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gbowee, Leymah
- Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace
- Women political activists
- Women pacifists
- Women
- Peace movements
- Violence
- Liberia
- Liberia
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir, Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers
- Note
-
- Includes index
- Includes a reading guide
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- x, 260 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780984295197
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- 833132672
- (OCoLC)833132672
- Label
- Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir, Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers
- Note
-
- Includes index
- Includes a reading guide
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- x, 260 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780984295197
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 833132672
- (OCoLC)833132672
Subject
- Liberia -- History -- Civil War, 1999-2003
- Peace movements -- Liberia
- Violence -- Liberia
- Women -- Liberia -- Social conditions
- Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace
- Women pacifists -- Liberia -- Biography
- Women political activists -- Liberia -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- Gbowee, Leymah
- trueLiberia -- History -- Civil War, 1989-1996
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