xvi, 233 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents
Preface: In the tradition of Lysistrata : women champions for peace -- Baroness Bertha von Suttner : noble woman and noble friend -- Jane Addams : "the greatest woman who ever lived" -- Emily Greene Balch : the dismissed professor -- Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan : sisterhood created by tragedy -- Mother Teresa : from Macedonia to India -- Alva Myrdal : world diplomat -- Aung San Suu Kyi : resisting by staying home -- Rigoberta Menchú Tum : a story which broke the world's heart -- Jody Williams : Internet activist -- Shirin Ebadi : Muslim judge -- Wangari Muta Maathi : Kenya's green doctor -- Conclusion: Champions all
