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"This Is The Energy That You Need"
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New York Women's Foundation Honors Tina Brown, Leymah Gbowee And Other Leaders in Women's Rights.
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A Nobel Smackdown in Liberia
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In a surprise move, peace activist Leymah Gbowee sharply criticized President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...
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Sirleaf Hit on Liberian Corruption
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By fellow Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee.
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Liberia: More Trouble For Sirleaf?
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s president and Africa’s first female head of state, yet again stands accused of nepotism, this time by members of her own party.... MORE
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Nobel Peace Prize for Gay Rights?
The message of gay rights may have gone global for young people, but for their elders it’s often lost in translation, writes Jay Michaelson. MORE
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Lessons for Liberia
The country’s mixed response to the Taylor verdict indicates the soul-searching has just begun. MORE
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Meet the War Criminals
From Saddam Hussein to Slobodan Milosevic, see the other tyrants brought to justice. MORE
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Wisdom From Fearless Women
Fierce, fiery, and funny: Read rousing quotes from Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s global summit on women and get inspired. MORE
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Women Rise With the Prize
‘Rise with the Prize’ gatherings capture the fortitude of women as they stand together. By Swanee Hunt. MORE
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Women Win the Peace
As Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf received the Nobel Peace Prize today, the global peace process finally acknowledged its reliance on women. MORE
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Three Women Receive Nobel Prize
Leymah Gbowee, Ellen Sirleaf, and Tawakkul Karman. MORE
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Things We're Thankful For
From Seal Team Six to the Muppets to Steve Jobs, The Daily Beast gives thanks for the highlights of 2011. MORE
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Leymah Talks to Jon Stewart
Leymah Gbowee sat down on 'The Daily Show' Monday to discuss her activism in Liberia, but not before joking with 'the most popular talk show host in America.' MORE
