One thing I love about older friends is they don't obsess over your goals. They ask if you're taking care of yourself, if you're happy, and if you're making time for the things that bring you joy.
– She was living away from husband for 4 years
– Husband came to her home, forcefully opened the gate
– He was drunk, took hold of her son and hanged him upside down
– She tried to protect herself & her son and hit him with a stick
– Went to temple, asked forgiveness & informed police
Seems like a case of self-defence to me.
Her husband told a court she was too strong to be a wife. The judge agreed and stripped Wangari Maathai of everything, her family, her job, her home.
She looked around and noticed women walking miles every single day just to collect firewood. So she handed them seeds instead. The government responded with arrests, beatings, and a padlocked office door.
30,000 women trained. 51 million trees planted across Kenya. Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. They handed her destruction. She turned it into an entire forest.