the first female african recipient of the nobel peace prize died this past sunday. wangari maathai worked tirelessly over the past decade planting over 30 million trees throughout africa through her green belt movement. she received the nobel prize in 2004 for her "contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace". from what i have been reading about her the past couple of days she was a graceful and powerful force - a force as strong and nurturing and beautiful as the trees she helped protect and plant.
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