Laura tells the story of WANGARI MAATHAI, a Kenyan political activist and doctor of veterinary anatomy whose environmental and political activism led to the establishment of The Greenbelt Movement and the planting of 50 million trees. She became the first African Woman to receive the Nobel Prize. Born: April 1, 1940, Nyeri, Kenya; Died: September 25, 2011, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Documentary: Wangari Muta Maathai (1940-2011) KTN News Kenya

Faces of Africa - Wangari Maathai: The Eco-Warrior with a Smile CGTN Africa

Maathai, Wangari, Unbowed : a memoir. William Heinemann, 2007

The Noble Prize; Wangari Maathai Biographical 

The Greenbelt Movement, Biography, Wangari Maathai

Wikepedia, Wangari Maathai