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Wangari Maathai

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Wangari Maathai

Birthname

Birthday: April 1, 1940

Birthplace: Ihithe village, Tetu division, Nyeri District, Kenya

Death: September 25, 2011

Educated At: University Of Pittsburgh, Benedictine College, University Of Nairobi

Manner of Death: Natural Causes

Nationality: Kenya

Occupations: University Teacher, Biologist, Scientist

Religion: Roman Catholic Church

Total quotes: 1

“Stand for the weak, for the poor, for the lonely, for the fearful, for the ignorant, and for the silent. We must not stand for the powerful only, or for the rich only, or for the arrogant only. Justice does not demand that.”

— Wangari Maathai, Unbowed: A Memoir

Tagged: Standing Up, Activism

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