02201nam a2200373Ki 4500 991005816718003116 KeNa-CAJ 20250524020002.0 m d cr cn--------- 140308s2008 nyu s 000 0 eng d 9780099493099 B95806D5-BDA2-4400-8C33-D5EFEFD42A57 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com TEFOD eng rda TEFOD KeNa-CAJ 23 920.0082 .MAA Maathai, Wangari, author 10916 Unbowed : A memoir / Wangari Maathai. 2008. 314p. Illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier In Unbowed, Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai recounts her extraordinary journey from her childhood in rural Kenya to the world stage. When Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, she began a vital poor people's environmental movement, focused on the empowerment of women, that soon spread across Africa. Persevering through run-ins with the Kenyan government and personal losses, and jailed and beaten on numerous occasions, Maathai continued to fight tirelessly to save Kenya's forests and to restore democracy to her beloved country . Infused with her unique luminosity of spirit, Wangari Maathai's remarkable story of courage, faith, and the power of persistence is destined to inspire generations to come. Electronic reproduction. New York : Anchor, 2008. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 4070 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). Tree planters (Persons) Kenya Biography. 10917 Women conservationists Kenya Biography. 10918 Women politicians Kenya Biography. 10919 Memoir 10920 environment 8126 government harassment 10921 Green Belt Movement 10922 Original 9780099493099 ddc B 23 920.0082 .MAA 4 1812 1812 0 0 ddc 0 0 001 001 MS 2022-10-25 Purchase 1795.00 4 2 920.0082 0000000003475 2025-06-04 12:29:39 2025-05-23 1795.00 2022-10-25 B