Leymah Gbowee Persuasive Speech

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A Powerful Voice for Peace Leymah Gbowee is a women with a voice who is trying to get more rights to women all around the world. Leymah is a Liberian peace activist, social worker, and a women’s rights advocate. Gbowee is best known for leading a nonviolent movement that brought Muslim and Christian women together to play an important part in ending Liberia’s tragic, four-year civil war in 1999. She once said, “It is time to stand up sisters, and do some of the most unthinkable things. We have the power to turn our upside down world right.” The Liberian civil war started when Leymah was seventeen years old. In her words she said, “I grew from being a child to an adult in a matter of hours.” The war had started in 1999 and ended in 2003, …show more content…

The peace movement continued to move forward, despite the limited civil rights that Liberia had. In 2003 during the war, the Women of Liberia Mass Action for peace met with President Charles Taylor to ensure peace. Leymah and two hundred other women surrounded the room and were dressed in white. If any negotiators tried to leave, the women threatened to take off all their clothes. Surrounded by women, the men would try jumping out windows to escape the conversation. Leymah and the women blocked all windows and doors and prevented anyone from leaving until there was a …show more content…

The Nobel Peace Prize is an award given to someone who has done great work in promoting peace and fraternity between nations in the preceding year. The Blue Ribbon for Peace is an award given out to someone because of their excellence. The Courage award is an award given for tremendous displays of courage. The John Jay Medal for Justice award is given out to those who prove themselves to be true champions of justice. The New York Women’s Foundation Century Award is given to women whose significant achievements have influenced the lives of and have been an excellent role model to women and

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