Modern peacemakers

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Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams

partners for peace in Northern Ireland
2007
Presents the story of Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams, two women who began the Northern Ireland peace movement in the 1970s in hopes of ending the violence and political upheavals in their country.

Rigoberta Mench? Tum

activist for indigenous rights in Guatemala
2007
A profile of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum, discussing her life in a small Guatemalan village, the deaths of her mother, father, and brother at the hands of the military, and her efforts to protect the human rights of the country's indigenous people.

Mother Teresa

caring for the world's poor
2007
A profile of Mother Teresa that chronicles her childhood, joining of the Sisters of Loreto, life and humanitarian work in Calcutta, India, and around the world, establishment of the Missionaries of Charity, and receiving of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Henry Kissinger

ending the Vietnam War
2007
Presents a brief profile of former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, and chronicles his childhood in Nazi Germany, immigration to the United States, education, and success in politics.

Aung San Suu Kyi

activist for democracy in Myanmar
2007
Presents a concise biography of Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of Gen. Aung San who helped to win the independence of Burma, and describes her work to establish democracy in her nation.
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