Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War: A Memoir
Title | Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War: A Memoir |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Gbowee, Leymah, and Carol Mithers |
Number of Pages | 246 |
Publisher | Beast |
City | New York |
Abstract | This memoir tells the author's story of how she brought Liberia's women together--and together led a nation to peace. As a young woman, the author was broken by the Liberian civil war, a brutal conflict that tore apart her life and claimed the lives of countless relatives and friends. As a young mother trapped in a nightmare of domestic abuse, she found the courage to turn her bitterness into action, propelled by her realization that it is women who suffer most during conflicts--and that the power of women working together can create an unstoppable force. In 2003, the author helped organize and then led the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, a coalition of Christian and Muslim women who sat in public protest, confronting Liberia's ruthless president and rebel warlords, and even held a sex strike. With an army of women, the author helped lead her nation to peace--in the process emerging as an international leader who changed history. |
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