Champions for Peace

October 15, 2018
This third edition of a volume about women Nobel Peace Prize winners includes the newest winner, Malala Yousafzai, along with updated biographies of Aung San Suu Kyi, Jody Williams, Shirim Ebadi, and other living women recipients of the award. In the introduction, political-science professor Stiehm explains that the award has been given to six distinct types of recipients, and these distinctions help her explain their differences but show how each woman's activism and courage led her to fight for social justice and peace. The 20-page biographies are presented chronologically and begin by describing the time period each woman worked in and how historical events helped shape their lives. The author then gives a very detailed and readable account of the women's lives, beliefs, and actions, including their writings and speeches. The in-depth biographies conclude with an analysis of the impact and importance of each woman's work. A selected bibliography and an index are included. This work is highly recommended for school, public, and college libraries and all women's-studies programs.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)