Wangarĩ Maathai grows a movement
Wangarĩ Maathai grows a movement Kenyan scientist and Nobel Prize winner fought for a better environment for African women. Wangari Maathai in 1992. Credit: Wendy Stone/Getty Images In 1977, more than 40 years before United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York unveiled the Green New Deal, which the New York Times in 2019 described as “a congressional resolution that lays out a grand plan for tackling climate change”, Wangarĩ Muta Maathai launched the Green Belt Movement (GBM), through the National Council of Women of Kenya. This International Women’s Day, w...
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