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A powerful woman and a historical moment. I'm glad I read this to get a deeper understanding of the political forces in conflict in Liberia. It did not necessarily teach me what I was hoping, which was what paths women have for effective political resistance. Even Gbowee is frank that while her movement garnered press, it had limited effect. And people who engage in political activism will recognize a lot of flaws both with the movement and with her, personally. She's the horrific leader we've a
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An incredible woman and her awe inspiring story. This was published before she won a Nobel Peace Prize, an extremely well deserved honour. In a better world though a story like hers wouldn't exist. The horrors of the Liberian civil war beggar belief. It's impossible for me to imagine what living through that would have been like, coming from a privileged western upbringing. Leymah Gbowee and the women she worked with deserve worldwide respect and if the methods they used can be implemented in ot
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