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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.
Awarded the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICPBL). 1999: Helen Prejean, C.S.J. 21 April 1939 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States — 1999 [239] [248] Catherine Hamlin: 24 January 1924 Sydney, Australia 18 March 2020 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1999, 2014 [249] 2000: Kathy Kelly
The first woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Bertha von Suttner in 1905. Of the 111 individual Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, 19 have been women. [6] The International Committee of the Red Cross has received the most Nobel Peace Prizes, having been awarded the Prize three times for its humanitarian work. [6]
The winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Oct. 6 in Oslo. The leader of the U.S. civil rights movement was "the first person in the Western world to have shown us that a ...
John Hume (1937–2020) – Irish Nobel Peace Prize and Gandhi Peace Prize recipient, former leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and former MP for Foyle 1983–2005 John Peters Humphrey (1905–1995) – Canadian scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate, wrote the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Here are 45 Helen Keller quotes that reflect her varied life experiences and passions. Related: 45 Carl Jung Quotes on Life, Wisdom and Perspective. 45 Helen Keller Quotes. Canva. 1. "The best and ...
Leymah Gbowee (born 1972) – Liberian peace activist, organizer of women's peace movement in Liberia, awarded 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) – President of Liberia , shared 2011 Nobel Peace Prize with Tawakkol Karman and Leymah Gbowee in recognition of "their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for ...
Shared the 1911 Nobel Peace Prize with Tobias Asser. [105] Elihu Root [br] February 5, 1845 Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States February 7, 1937 New York City, United States 1909, 1910, [106] 1913: Won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize but was awarded the following year. [107] Nagao Ariga (Aruga) November 13, 1860 Osaka, Japan May 17, 1921 ...