Fatima Jibrell born Somalia December 30, 1947. Somali-American environmentalist. Founded relief organization Adeso, 1991. Played key role in Women's Coalition for Peace, encouraging women to take increased roles in politics and peacemaking. Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize, 2002.
“[W]omen cannot remain detached [from politics]. We can be pillars of peace in Somalia.” (Tekla Szymanski, Worldpress.org, Jan. 4, 2014; photo worldpress.org)
Hilde Frafjord Johnson born Arusha, Tanzania August 29, 1963. Norwegian anthropologist; politician. Member of Norwegian Parliament, 1993-2001; Minister for International Development, 1997-2005; UN representative to South Sudan, 2011-14. Active peacemaker in Sudan, leading to peace, 2005; Deputy Executive UNICEF, 2007-11.
"The mass killings must stop and the people in the area need to join together in putting an end to this merciless and lethal cycle of violence once and for all."(UNMISS, December 2011; photo newsinenglish.no)
Helen Joseph (née Fennell) born Easebourne, West Sussex, England April 8, 1905 (d. 1992). South African nonviolent anti-Apartheid protester; led march of 20,000 women in protest against pass laws Pretoria 1956; first South African put under house arrest.
"I. . . don’t doubt for a moment that the revolution will result in a nonracial society. . . White and black together. And it works." (1987 interview with Diana Russell; photo gauteng.net)
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