In this timely addition to the Ohio Short Histories of Africa series, Pamela Scully takes us from the 1938 birth of Nobel Peace Prize winner and two-time Liberian president Ellen Johnson through the Ebola epidemic of 2014–15. Charting her childhood and adolescence, the book covers Sirleaf’s relationship with her indigenous grandmother and urban parents, her early marriage, her years studying in the United States, and her career in international development and finance, where she developed ...

?“Exceptionally well written, a true story that seems as much a thriller as the remembrances of an ambitious and brave woman. . . . This timely book. . . is a lesson in courage and perseverance.” — Washington PostAn inspirational memoir from Africa’s first elected female president about her improbable rise to international prominence, her fight for political freedom, and her unwavering determination to rebuild her nation—Liberia—in the wake of civil warIn January 2006, afte...

BEST BOOKS of 2017 SELECTION by * THE WASHINGTON POST * NEW YORK POST *The harrowing, but triumphant story of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, leader of the Liberian women’s movement, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the first democratically elected female president in African history.When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won the 2005 Liberian presidential election, she demolished a barrier few thought possible, obliterating centuries of patriarcha...

Eine Würdigung der JahrhundertkanzlerinAngela Merkel prägte eine ganze Generation in Deutschland und Europa. Wer ist die Frau, die sechzehn Jahre lang unsere Geschicke leitete? Biographien gibt es viele. Aber was sagen ihre Weggefährten und politischen Gesprächspartner? Prominente Persönlichkeiten ziehen Bilanz: u.a. Emmanuel Macron, Annalena Baerbock, Philipp Lahm, Christine Lagarde, Ulrich Matthes und Daniel Barenboim.Die Ära Angela Merkel

Demokratie und dauerhaften Frieden wird es auf der Welt nur dann geben, wenn auch Frauen die Möglichkeit haben, die Entwicklungen in Politik und Gesellschaft zu beeinflussen: So hat das Nobelpreiskomitee 2011 seine bisher beispiellose Entscheidung begründet, gleich drei Frauen mit dem Friedensnobelpreis auszuzeichnen. Doch wer sind Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee und Tawakkul Karman? Marc Engelhardt stellt die drei Preisträgerinnen vor.

Entre reportage, biographie et roman, Helene Cooper raconte la vie d’Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, devenue en 2006 la première présidente d’Afrique. Cette ancienne femme battue devenue une leader mondiale iconique, militante pour le droit des femmes, est nommée à la tête d’un Libéria ravagé par la guerre civile. Figure d’exception, Nobel de la paix en 2011, elle parvient à renouer des liens avec le reste du monde, négocie avec les Américains pour obtenir leur soutien financier, gère l’épidémie d’...

The rise of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to become the president of Liberia and the first woman elected to lead an African nation is one of the most inspiring stories of our time. But Sirleaf could not have done it alone. Among the people who worked tirelessly to help her achieve her victory was Washington, DC–based international consultant and lobbyist K. Riva Levinson. Choosing the Hero is Levinson’s compelling account of her life and career, and how she joined forces with Sirleaf to f...

An insider account of how an African public health leader responded to an unprecedented Ebola outbreak.Tolbert Nyenswah, LLB, MPH, DrPH, was the assistant minister of health and deputy chief medical officer in Liberia when the 2014 Ebola epidemic struck. Nyenswah, the incident manager who led the response, became known as the "Ebola Czar" for his pivotal role in combating the epidemic despite his government's lack of resources. His story underscores the public heal...