Saturday, October 08, 2011

3 Women 'at Forefront of Peace for Years'

AIR DATE: Oct. 7, 2011
3 Women 'at Forefront of Peace for Years' Honored With Nobel Prize

SUMMARY
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to three women who have fought for peace and women's rights. Margret Warner discusses the achievements of the three winners with the Institute for Policy Studies' Emira Woods and Vital Voices' Malini Patel. Transcript

The woman who ended Liberia's civil war

When men failed to end 14 years of civil war in Liberia, Leymah Gbowee rallied the women of her nation to stop it. Michelle Miller gets the amazing story from the woman herself - who was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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