Wangari Maathai was a Nobel Prize laureate of many firsts: the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree, the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
She was a committed environmentalist and founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees.
Today, Octorber 10, 2025 Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize.
