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Life-Changing Environmentalist Wangari Maathai Dies Of Ovarian Cancer

Life-Changing Environmentalist Wangari Maathai Dies Of Ovarian Cancer

As we round out National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, it’s with great respect that we say good-bye to Wangari Maathai–the Nobel Peace Prize winner and African founder of the Green Belt Movement who dedicated her life to protecting the environment in order to help women living in rural Kenya. At age 71, she passed away yesterday after a long struggle with ovarian cancer. More »