Wangari Maathai

Bio

Wangarĩ Muta Maathai (/wænˈɡɑːri mɑːˈtaɪ/) was a Kenyan social, environmental and a political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1977, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights.

Reading Materials

Kids Books:

• Wangari Maathai: the woman who planted millions of trees by Franck Prevot

• Planting the trees of Kenya: the story of Wangari Maathai by Claire Nivola

• Dr. Wangari Maathai plants a forest by Rebel Girls

• Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli

• Seeds of change: planting a path to peace by Jen Cullerton Johnson

Books:

• Unbowed: a memoir by Wangari Maathai