She fled with relatives from one shelter to another, often went hungry. Upon returning to Liberia in 1991, she saw a terrible sight: everyone had fled, leaving their homes to the fighters.

　　Yet her spirit wouldn't die. She began studying under a UNICEF program. Finally, with her family's help, she imagined a movement of women demanding peace in Liberia and made it happen.

　　Traveling from village to village, Gbowee began organizing women and persuaded women of

　　different cultures to unite; under her leadership, thousands

　　of women were dressed all in white to symbolize peace.

　　Gbowee writes：“We were silent before, but after so many

　　of us have been killed, fallen with diseases, and lost our

　　children and families, war has taught us that the future lies

　　in saying no to violence and yes to peace！”

　　The women had reason to fear, but Gbowee had no

　　choice. Then women could register to vote. Ellen Johnson

　　Sirleaf became Africa's first female president in 2005.

　　Gbowee's work was just beginning.

　　She now travels the

　　world, meeting with everyone from presidents to CEOs to

　　people living in tiny villages, fighting for women and girls.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇人物介绍。讲述了Leymah Gbowee在自己美好的生活被战争破坏后，没有放弃，而是不断努力，为人权、为妇女儿童权益而斗争，最终成为非洲一名主要的女权运动人物，并荣获2011年诺贝尔和平奖。

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