Quote of the day
Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
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)