Book 79: Mighty Be Our Powers

At the beginning of her book, Leymah Gbowee says that the story of the African woman is not often told to the rest of the world, and when it is, it is either the story of either starvation or systematic rape as part of warfare.

 
Gbowee tells a story that is neither of these. She was a co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in the Liberian peace process.

I found her work in ending the Liberian civil war incredibly interesting, and her personal growth throughout the story was very inspiring, too.