Kathleen Tacchi-Morris

Overview

Kathleen Tacchi-Morris born Johannesburg, South Africa January 24, 1899 (d. 1993). British peace activist inspired by Picasso to found Women for World Disarmament 1950-93; worked with British UN Assn.; opposed nuclear weapons; friendship mission to East Germany 1974; Dancer, endowed Somerset arts center dedicated to peace, producing “Peace Child”, “War and Peace”.

Quotations

“I have lived through two world wars and more and I have become convinced that we have done too much remembering and too little learning. I speak as a citizen of my own country and of the world, but also from the viewpoint of a woman. It may be a biological advantage or an emotional one.” (War and Peace Somerset; photo tacci-moris.com)

Mervat Tallawy

Overview

Mervat Tallawy born Minya, Upper Egypt December 1, 1937. Egyptian diplomat; international administrator; feminist leader; Executive Secretary Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ECSWA) 2001; chair UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 1991-93; Ambassador to UN agencies Vienna 1988-91; Deputy Director UN Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) 1982-89; delegate to Middle East peace talks 1992-94.

Quotations

“[I]f we can get together, hold power together, we can be a strong wave against this conservatism. . . a global wave of conservatism, of repression against women.” (Kari Winter, “Where Have We Come From?”, Feminism, April 8, 2013; photo adc.org)

Nora Tapiwa

Overview

Nora Chengeto Tapiwa born Buhera, Zimbabwe September 2, 1967 (d. 2014). Zimbabwean community and labor organizer; exiled, 2002; leader of Zimbabwe diaspora; peacemaker in anti-immigrant riots Johannesburg 2008; Joan Kroc peacemaker, 2010.

Quotations

“Women, as mothers, are more passionate in making peace. They can keep nations together the way they keep their families together.” (Sofia Javed bio. Kroc Inst.; photo sandiego.edu)

Charlize Theron

Overview

Charlize Theron born Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa August 7, 1975. Actress. As 2008 UN Messenger of Peace, focused on violence against women and promoted anti-HIV campaign.

Quotations

"Violence against women and children was something that wasn't going to go away, and as a matter of fact it has just gotten worse. . . I think we're at a time where people just want to join together and cause change. People don't want to live like this anymore." (UN, Nov. 17, 2008; 2012 wikipedia photo by Gage Skidmore)

Christiana Thorpe

Overview

Christiana Ayoka Thorpe born Freetown, Sierra Leone August 16, 1955. Former nun of St. Joseph; leader of West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) promoting peace after 10-year civil war. Minister of Education, 1994; first woman to head Electoral Commission, 2005.

Quotations

"[C]ompetent women placed in positions of authority can turn things around for the better in a relatively short period." (International Foundation for Electoral Systems, November 21, 2013; photo Sierraconnection.com)

Sadžida Tulić

Overview

Sadžida Tulić born Libya August 7, 1986. Bosnian human rights lawyer. Aided refugees from Syrian War.

Quotations

“You have to care. There is humanitarian work to be done, but this is not just a humanitarian issue; it is the result of national policies. You have to take sides—to speak the truth, even if your voice shakes; to stand on the right side of history. The people I worked with have suffered terribly, but they still want to live.” (quote and photo, Nobel Women’s Initiative, Dec. 6, 2016)