Mighty be our powers

how sisterhood, prayer, and sex changed a nation at war : a memoir

246 pages

English language

Published May 21, 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-7322-9408-3
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OCLC Number:
755039363

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4 stars (3 reviews)

In a time of death and terror, Leymah Gbowee brought Liberia's women together--and together they led a nation to peace. As a young woman, Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war, a brutal conflict that tore apart her life and claimed the lives of countless relatives and friends. As a young mother trapped in a nightmare of domestic abuse, she found the courage to turn her bitterness into action, propelled by her realization that it is women who suffer most during conflicts--and that the power of women working together can create an unstoppable force. In 2003, the passionate and charismatic Gbowee helped organize and then led the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, a coalition of Christian and Muslim women who sat in public protest, confronting Liberia's ruthless president and rebel warlords, and even held a sex strike. With an army of women, Gbowee helped lead her nation to peace.--From …

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An inspirational memoir

4 stars

Mighty Be Our Powers is an inspirational memoir of what women can achieve when we come together with determination and purpose. It is also a saddening, personal tale of how difficult it can be to break free of an abusive relationship. As a child, Leymah Gbowee had a wonderfully promising future, however the trauma of living through a vicious war left her in a very different situation and with none of her former vivacity and confidence.

In this memoir, Gbowee is candidly honest about herself, her family and her country, detailing what led her to make certain life-changing decisions and talking about the women who both helped and hindered her. There is a lot that I found quite disturbing to read and Mighty Be Our Powers may be triggering for some readers because of its themes of war violence and domestic abuse. However, because the book is written from a …

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4 stars

"In a time of death and terror, Leymah Gbowee brought Liberia's women together--and together they led a nation to peace. As a young woman, Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war, a brutal conflict that tore apart her life and claimed the lives of countless relatives and friends. As a young mother trapped in a nightmare of domestic abuse, she found the courage to turn her bitterness into action, propelled by her realization that it is women who suffer most during conflicts--and that the power of women working together can create an unstoppable force. In 2003, the passionate and charismatic Gbowee helped organize and then led the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, a coalition of Christian and Muslim women who sat in public protest, confronting Liberia's ruthless president and rebel warlords, and even held a sex strike. With an army of women, Gbowee helped lead her nation to peace." …

Subjects

  • Women political activists
  • Biography
  • Women pacifists
  • Women
  • Social conditions
  • Peace movements
  • Violence
  • History
  • Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace

Places

  • Liberia