Wangari Maathai

[browngirl]

As princesswitch said, Dr. Maathai is truly a role model, and a hero for our times.

I have to admit I love what her ex-husband gave as his reason for divorcing her: 'Wangari Maathai's husband divorced her in the 1980s, complaining that she was "too educated, too strong, too successful, too stubborn and too hard to control." ' That's by no means the most important thing from this article about her, though. The most important is how trailbreaking, brave and impressive she is, what a force for good she is.

Thank you, Princesswitch, it did me good today to hear of Dr. Maathai.

Comments

[princesswitch.livejournal.com]

I like to share positive little nuggets like that--it's one of the reasons I get the About Womens' History newsletter. Glad you liked it!

And aren't you glad for Dr. Maathai that her husband is ex?

[ororo.livejournal.com]

I sure am. A woman like that would be wasted in the prison system.

"Too hard to control." Feh.

Thanks for sharing, both of you. :)

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

What a cool person!