Female Nobel Peace Prize Winners 1905-2011

2011: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia (with Karman and Gbowee). Sirleaf rose to international prominence in 2005 when she became Africa’s first elected female leader. (AP)

2011: Leymah Gbowee, Liberia (with Sirleaf and Karman). Gbowee is honored for bringing together thousands of women to help end war. (AP)

2011: Tawakkul Karman, Yemen (with Sirleaf and Gbowee). Karman is a leading "Arab Spring" activist in her country. (AP)

2004: Wangari Maathai, Kenya. She developed the Green Belt Movement for women in Africa to conserve the environment and improve their lives by planting trees. (AP)

2003: Shirin Ebadi, Iran. She is the first woman to serve as judge in her country’s justice system but was dismissed after the 1979 Revolution. She has fought for democracy and rights of women and children. (AP)

1997: Jody Williams, United States (with International Campaign to Ban Landmines). She is a founding coordinator of the Campaign and has overseen its growth in more than 60 countries. (AP)

1992: Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemala. She advocated women’s and indigenous rights. (AP)

1991: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma. She is recognized for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights. (AP)

1982: Alva Myrdal, Sweden (with Alfonso Garcia Robles). She served as an ambassador, member of parliament and member of the cabinet. (AP)

1979: Mother Teresa, India and Macedonia. This renowned humanitarian founded The Missionaries of Charity. (AP)

1976: Betty Williams, Britain (with Corrigan). She co-founded the Northern Ireland Peace Movement (later renamed Community of Peace People) (AP)

1976: Mairead Corrigan, Britain (with Williams). She co-founded the Northern Ireland Peace Movement (later renamed Community of Peace People) (AP)

1946: Emily Greene Balch, United States (with John Raleigh Mott). She was Professor of Sociology and Economics at Wellesley College and was a delegate to the International Congress of Women at The Hague.

1931: Jane Addams, United States (Nicholas Murray Butler). An ardent feminist, she served as International President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

1905: Bertha von Suttner, Czech Republic. She was a peace activist who founded the Austrian Peace Society and authored Lay Down Your Arms.