Women Nobel Peace Prize LaureatesFebruary 7, 14, 21 and 28 |
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Since the Nobel Peace Prize was first awarded in 1901, only 15 women have become laureates. Political Science Professor Kimberly Lanegran examines the process through which the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, summarizes the work of the 15 women of peace, and identifies three main ways in which these women seek to foster peace. One path to the Peace Prize has taken women through international peace-making institutions and movements. Jane Addams (1931) of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and Jody Williams (1997) of the Ban Land Mine Campaign exemplify this approach. A second group of women received the prize for work in domestic peace movements, including Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan (1976) from Northern Ireland and Leymah Gbowee (2011) from Liberia. Finally, a small number of Peace Prize winners directly participate in politics so as to foster peace. Aung San Suu Kyi (1991) of Myanmar/Burma and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (2011) of Liberia chose this path. Themes throughout class discussions will include the degrees to which feminism and religion motivated each peace-maker, how each woman selected her personal strategy, and how seemingly “ordinary” women can respond to tragedy and injustice with extraordinary passion and impact. |
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