Leymah

I was heartened to learn Friday morning that the Nobel Committee had awarded this year's Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's current president, and the bold Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, two women I admire tremendously for their pivotal role in advancing the cause of peace in Africa.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

Not just for Africa, but for the future Wangari Maathais, Ellen Johnson-Sirleafs, Leymah Gbowees and Tawakul Karmans of the world.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

I was heartened to learn Friday morning that the Nobel Committee had awarded this year's Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's current president, and the bold Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, two women I admire tremendously for their pivotal role in advancing the cause of peace in Africa.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

I was heartened to learn Friday morning that the Nobel Committee had awarded this year's Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's current president, and the bold Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, two women I admire tremendously for their pivotal role in advancing the cause of peace in Africa.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

Not just for Africa, but for the future Wangari Maathais, Ellen Johnson-Sirleafs, Leymah Gbowees and Tawakul Karmans of the world.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

Not just for Africa, but for the future Wangari Maathais, Ellen Johnson-Sirleafs, Leymah Gbowees and Tawakul Karmans of the world.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

Not just for Africa, but for the future Wangari Maathais, Ellen Johnson-Sirleafs, Leymah Gbowees and Tawakul Karmans of the world.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

Reuters Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee Ms. Gbowee "mobilized and organized women across ethnic and religious dividing lines to bring an end to the long war in Liberia," the committee said, while Ms. Karman, "both before and during the 'Arab Spring'….has played a leading part in the struggle for women's rights and for democracy and peace in Yemen."

Three Women Share Nobel Peace Prize Jeanne Whalen 2011

I was heartened to learn Friday morning that the Nobel Committee had awarded this year's Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's current president, and the bold Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, two women I admire tremendously for their pivotal role in advancing the cause of peace in Africa.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

I was heartened to learn Friday morning that the Nobel Committee had awarded this year's Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's current president, and the bold Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, two women I admire tremendously for their pivotal role in advancing the cause of peace in Africa.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011