Janet Museveni born Bwongyera, Uganda August 15, 1949. Founded Ugandan Women's Effort to Save Orphans UWESO 1986; First Lady of Uganda 1986; led fight against AIDS; founded Creators of Peace 1991.
"[It is time] to find out where we have failed as women and as human beings and to resolve we can begin to put right what went wrong." (Caux, 1991, in Michael Henderson, All Her Paths Are Peace, p.2, 1994; photo statehouse.go.ug)
Netsai Mushonga born Bindura, Zimbabwe June 12, 1969. Nonviolent peace activist. Began Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) for Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1997. Arrested for holding meeting for nonviolent resolution training, 2005. National Coordinator of Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ), 2012-14. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005.
“I have benefited more from the work I do than the women I have come across, because they have taught me survival skills in dignity.” (World People’s Blog, Nov. 4, 2006; photo zimeye.org)
Michaela “Chaeli” Mycroft born Cape Town, South Africa August 23, 1994. Winner of 2011 International Children’s Peace Prize at age 17 for advocacy of children’s disability care; first quadriplegic to climb Kilimanjaro 2015.
“I think we need to make a conscious decision to see the light in every person we meet. I think we need to be more positive about each other. If we see the light in each other, I believe we would live in a much brighter world.” (The Wisdom of Love, Oct. 31, 2012; photo discoverafrica.com)
Tracy Dickinson Mygatt born Brooklyn, NY March 5, 1885 (d. 1973). Poet and playwright; absolute pacifist. Organized Anti-Enlistment League, 1915; co-founded War Resisters League, 1923; delegate for Campaign for World Government, 1941-1973.
“[O]ust the Hitlers of the world by the very opposite of their methods—not the aping of them.” (“Lets get Going!”, c. 1939)
“We pacifists are stubborn people. We still believe that the world can be saved.” (1939; photo zealby.com)
Alva Myrdal (née Reimer) born Uppsala, Sweden January 31, 1902 (d. 1986). Swedish diplomat. First woman to head UNESCO Social Sciences section, 1950-55. Delegate to UN Disarmament Conference, 1962; Swedish Cabinet Minister for Disarmament, 1966-73. Founded Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, 1964. Awarded first Einstein Peace Award, 1980; shared Nobel Peace Prize, 1982. Raised peacemaker daughter Sissela Bok.
“War is murder. And the military preparations now being made for a potential major confrontation are aimed at collective murder.”
“The age in which we live can only be described as one of barbarism. . . Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized.” (Nobel Address, Dec. 11, 1982; 1966 photo Wikipedia)
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