Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Abstract
An examination of the life of Christiana Thorpe, a former nun from Sierra Leone who worked to improve education for girls and served as the only woman in a cabinet of nineteen members (as Minister of Education), then worked with the United Nations Development Programme and UNESCO amidst war and rebellion in her country.
Recommended Citation
McIntyre, W. (2004). Time to make history, time to educate women: A narrative of the life and work of Christiana Thorpe of Sierra Leone. San Diego: University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice.
Copyright
University of San Diego/Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
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Comments
Part of the 2004 Women PeaceMakers Program at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego.