This Day in History: 10/08/2004
2 min readOct 8, 2022
On this day in 2004, Wangari Muta Maathai was the first African-American woman to be awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for her work to enrich the environment and tackle destitution in Africa.
Born in Kenya, Wangari would set on a challenging trek to change her continent and the world. During her life, she would get her Masters and Ph.D. Wangari went on to becoming a professor in a field that was…
