Books that Inspire — Review
 Nobel’s Women of Peace
by Michelle Benjamin and Maggie Mooney
Second Story Press, 2008
ISBN 978-1-897187-38-8
$10.95, 146 pp, b/w photos, ages 9 – 15
www.secondstorypress.ca
Since the first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in 1901, the world’s
most prestigious honour has been bestowed on twelve remarkable
women (Bertha von Suttner, Austria; Jane Addams, U.S.; Emily Greene
Balch, U.S.; Betty Williams, Ireland; Mairead Corrigan Maguire,
Ireland; Mother Teresa, Macedonia/India; Alva Myrdal, Sweden; Aung
San Suu Kyi, Burma; Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Guatemala; Jody Williams,
U.S.; Shirin Ebadi, Iran; Wangari Maathai, Kenya). This book—one
of The Women’s Hall of Fame Series—introduces young readers to
these inspiring women through short biographies, highlighting their
contributions to peace, their courage, and their belief that positive
change can happen if people stand up for what is right. For information
about the other books in The Women’s Hall of Fame Series, visit
www.secondstorypress.ca.
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