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The Resource Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir, Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers, (electronic resource)

Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir, Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers, (electronic resource)

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"In a time of death and terror, Leymah Gbowee brought Liberia's women together--and together they led a nation to peace. As a young woman, Gbowee 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 passionate and charismatic Gbowee 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, Gbowee helped lead her nation to peace"--From publisher description
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (x, 246 p.), [4] p. of plates
Note
Includes index
Contents
  • Prologue
  • The world was mine
  • "We'll soon put an end to the problem"
  • I am too young to die!
  • Trapped
  • Helpless in a strange place
  • A glimpse of peace
  • "Yes, you can"
  • Taking on "Taylor's boys"
  • A new home with Geneva
  • Helping women find their voices
  • The women in peace-building network is born!
  • "Don't ever stop"
  • Standing up to Charles Taylor and sitting down for peace
  • When peace talks are just talk, take action
  • Is the war really over?
  • Time to move on
  • An unthinkable loss
  • Building a new women's network
  • Pray the devil back to hell
  • Helping my country
  • The story doesn't end
Isbn
9780984295142
Link
http://goldcoast.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=E0440D7E-B3D1-4FAF-A7A3-FC74FB50571D
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Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir
Title
Mighty be our powers
Title remainder
how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir
Statement of responsibility
Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers
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Language
eng
Summary
"In a time of death and terror, Leymah Gbowee brought Liberia's women together--and together they led a nation to peace. As a young woman, Gbowee 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 passionate and charismatic Gbowee 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, Gbowee helped lead her nation to peace"--From publisher description
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EBLCP
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Gbowee, Leymah
Dewey number
242.643
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Mithers, Carol Lynn
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  • Gbowee, Leymah
  • Women political activists
  • Women pacifists
  • Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace
  • Women
  • Peace movements
  • Violence
  • Liberia
  • Liberia
  • Christian women
  • Intercessory prayer
  • religion
  • Religion
Label
Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir, Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers, (electronic resource)
Link
http://goldcoast.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=E0440D7E-B3D1-4FAF-A7A3-FC74FB50571D
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Includes index
Contents
Prologue -- The world was mine -- "We'll soon put an end to the problem" -- I am too young to die! -- Trapped -- Helpless in a strange place -- A glimpse of peace -- "Yes, you can" -- Taking on "Taylor's boys" -- A new home with Geneva -- Helping women find their voices -- The women in peace-building network is born! -- "Don't ever stop" -- Standing up to Charles Taylor and sitting down for peace -- When peace talks are just talk, take action -- Is the war really over? -- Time to move on -- An unthinkable loss -- Building a new women's network -- Pray the devil back to hell -- Helping my country -- The story doesn't end
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (x, 246 p.), [4] p. of plates
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780984295142
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Other physical details
col. ill.
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
E0440D7E-B3D1-4FAF-A7A3-FC74FB50571D
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o753480137
  • (OCoLC)753480137
Label
Mighty be our powers : how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir, Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers, (electronic resource)
Link
http://goldcoast.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=E0440D7E-B3D1-4FAF-A7A3-FC74FB50571D
Publication
Note
Includes index
Contents
Prologue -- The world was mine -- "We'll soon put an end to the problem" -- I am too young to die! -- Trapped -- Helpless in a strange place -- A glimpse of peace -- "Yes, you can" -- Taking on "Taylor's boys" -- A new home with Geneva -- Helping women find their voices -- The women in peace-building network is born! -- "Don't ever stop" -- Standing up to Charles Taylor and sitting down for peace -- When peace talks are just talk, take action -- Is the war really over? -- Time to move on -- An unthinkable loss -- Building a new women's network -- Pray the devil back to hell -- Helping my country -- The story doesn't end
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (x, 246 p.), [4] p. of plates
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780984295142
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Other physical details
col. ill.
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
E0440D7E-B3D1-4FAF-A7A3-FC74FB50571D
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o753480137
  • (OCoLC)753480137

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