Quote of the day
Only this incident inseparable every custom must have, viz., that it be consonant to reason; for how long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.
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)