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Jody Williams received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work as founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which shared the Peace Prize with her that year.
She’s an outspoken peace activist who struggles to reclaim the real meaning of peace—a concept which goes far beyond the absence of armed conflict and is
defined by human security, not national security. Williams believes that working for peace requires dogged persistence and is not for the faint of heart.
Since January of 2006, she has chaired the Nobel Women’s Initiative, which she took the lead in establishing along with her sister Nobel Dr. Shirin Ebadi of Iran. The Initiative uses the prestige of the Nobel Peace Prize and the influence and access of the women Nobel Laureates themselves to support and amplify the grassroots efforts of women around the world working for sustainable peace with justice and equality.
Williams continues to be recognized for her contributions to human rights and global security. She is the recipient of twenty honorary degrees, among other recognitions. In 2004, Williams was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world in its first such list.
