If I might thus speak to girls and women everywhere, I woul… - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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If I might thus speak to girls and women everywhere, I would issue them this simple invitation: My sisters, my daughters, my friends, find your voices!

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born Ellen Eugenia Johnson, 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011, in recognition of her efforts to bring women into the peacekeeping process.

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To girls and women everywhere, I issue a simple invitation. My sisters, my daughters, my friends; find your voice.

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I earned my professional credibility a long time ago in a male-dominated world. I just hope that as a woman, I bring in an extra dimension to the job. I bring in the sensitivity of being a woman and a mother, and that means I pay more attention to women, children, and the social needs of society.

To girls and women everywhere, I issue a simple invitation. My sisters, my daughters, my friends; find your voice.

Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it.

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