Ruth Perry

Overview

Ruth Perry born Grand Cape Mount, Liberia July 16, 1939. "Mother of Liberia", Muslim, First woman president of Liberia 1996 following civil war in which she refused to take sides, using a "mother's voice."

Quotations

On warlords: "I will treat them like a mother and, if necessary, that means discipline." (Colleen Kelley & Anna Eblen, Women Who Speak for Peace, p. 171, 2002; photo sahistory.org.za)