Jody Williams
(1950-)

American Teacher
Led International Campaign to Ban Landmines
1997 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
1998 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Peace Leadership Award

birthdate: October 9
birthplace: Putney, Vermont

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/pgs/portraits/
Jody_Williams.php

www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=JodyWilliams

http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1997/williams-cv.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/C001515/heroism/
herodb.php?action=hero&HeroID=49

http://scu.edu/ethics/architects-of-peace/Williams/homepage.html

 

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