Remembering Wangari Maathai, First African Woman to Win...

Name: Remembering Wangari Maathai, First African Woman to Win...
Uploaded: 2011-09-26T19:00:00Z
Duration: P520S
Description: For more on this story go to www.pbs.org/newshour Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to save Kenya's forests, died Sunday after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement to plant trees in hopes of helping poor, rural Kenyans. She spoke with the NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown in 2005.

Clip: 09/26/2011 | 8m 40s

For more on this story go to www.pbs.org/newshour Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to save Kenya's forests, died Sunday after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement to plant trees in hopes of helping poor, rural Kenyans. She spoke with the NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown in 2005.

Aired: 09/26/11

Rating: NR

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