Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
Wangari Maathai

Born: April 1, 1940
Died: September 25, 2011 (aged 71)
Bio: Wangari Muta Maathai was a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She was educated in the United States at Mount St. Scholastica and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as the University of Nairobi in Kenya.
Known for:
- Unbowed: A Memoir (2006)
- The Challenge for Africa (2009)
- Replenishing the Earth (2010)