‘Carry that spirit to other nations’ — Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visits McMaster – Daily News

Written by on June 16, 2023

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s story is one of service.

Sirleaf’s remarkable life has been defined by putting others before herself, from her days as an internationally renowned economist to her two terms as president of Liberia.

The “Iron Lady of Africa” was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.”

So when she visited the McMaster campus this week after receiving an honorary doctorate, she had a clear call to . . .



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