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1. wangarimaathai.org › wangaris-storyThe story - Wangari Maathai Foundation

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   Nairobi, Kenya. Learn more about the life and legacy of Wangari Maathai from the Wangari Maathai Foundation. Wangari Muta Maathai was a renowned Kenyan social, environmental and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize.

2. www.nytimes.com › 2011/09/27 › worldWangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71

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   Sep 27, 2011 · NAIROBI, Kenya — Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist who began a movement to reforest her country by paying poor women a few shillings to plant trees and who went on to become the...

3. www.nationalgeographic.com › environment › articleWangari Muta Maathai: A Life of Firsts - National Geographic

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   Sep 26, 2011 · September 26, 2011. • 10 min read. Wangari Muta Maathi, the Nobel Prize-winning environmental activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, died Sunday at Nairobi Hospital at the age of 71...

4. www.greenbeltmovement.org › wangari-maathai › biographyBiography | The Green Belt Movement

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   Sep 25, 2018 · Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She authored four books: The Green Belt Movement ; Unbowed: A Memoir ; The Challenge for Africa; and Replenishing the Earth.

5. www.npr.org › nobel-laureate-wangari-maathai-a-global-icon-of-conservationNobel Laureate Wangari Maathai: A Global Icon Of Conservation

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   Sep 26, 2011 · Maathai died of cancer Sunday in a Nairobi hospital. She was 71. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her work promoting environmental stewardship, empowering women and peaceful resistance...

6. www.npr.org › 2011/09/26 › 140812781Remembering Nobel Prize Winner Wangari Maathai : NPR

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   Sep 26, 2011 · September 26, 20111:00 PM ET. Heard on Talk of the Nation. 1-Minute Listen. Playlist. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, died of cancer Sunday at the age of...

7. www.pbs.org › newshour › nationRemembering Wangari Maathai, First African Woman Nobel Peace...

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   Sep 26, 2011 · Remembering Wangari Maathai, First African Woman Nobel Peace Laureate | PBS NewsHour. Nation Sep 26, 2011 3:56 PM EDT. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize...