3 Women are Nobel Laureates for 2011 - Congratulations!

- President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Liberia
- Tawakkul Karman - Yemen
- Leymah Gbowee - Liberia

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work".

It was only the second time that three individuals have won the prize in a given year, and the Nobel laureates will split their $1.5 million prize.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Liberia
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the sitting President of Liberia. She is the first and only democratically elected female head of state in Africa. The 72 year-old's resume also includes the founding of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2006, drastically reducing Liberia's debt and reconciling with the Ivory Coast.

Born: 29 October 1938

Prize motivation: "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work"
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Tawakkul Karman is a human rights activist and politician in Yemen, a country currently experiencing a large-scale popular movement against the government. Karman organized student rallies in the capital of Sanaa, after which she was arrested. When she was released, she immediately went back to protesting.

Tawakkul Karman - Yemen

Prize motivation: "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work"
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Leymah Gbowee - Liberia

Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian peace advocate. As the founder of the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, she became a non-violent force against civil war.

Prize motivation: "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work"
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The Noble winners of Peace are 3 women of great works. CONGRATULATIONS!