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Female Nobel Peace Prize Winners 1905-2011
This year's trio brings to 15 the number of women awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The laureates are advocates against war and for the environment and the rights of women, children and the poor.
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1982: Alva Myrdal, Sweden (with Alfonso Garcia Robles). She served as an ambassador, member of parliament and member of the cabinet. (AP)
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1979: Mother Teresa, India and Macedonia. This renowned humanitarian founded The Missionaries of Charity. (AP)
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1976: Betty Williams, Britain (with Corrigan). She co-founded the Northern Ireland Peace Movement (later renamed Community of Peace People) (AP)
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1976: Mairead Corrigan, Britain (with Williams). She co-founded the Northern Ireland Peace Movement (later renamed Community of Peace People) (AP)