Leymah Gbowee and Abigail Disney Shoot for Peace in Liberia

The Rabble Rousers

By Kevin Conley
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the December 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Leymah Gbowee's mission: Defy a dictator, end a war, return her native Liberia to peace. Abigail Disney's mission: Make a movie telling the world how it was done.

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