Talk:Wangarĩ Maathai

The AIDS Controversy
This article kind of reminded me of her controversy. 
 * That section includes her followup, but doesn't include her original comments. Did she say that or not?  The article says "allegedly" but if this were a press conference, I'm sure there's a transcript.  I think her actual words should be quoted and the reader allowed to decide what she said or didn't.---Gloriamarie 01:25, 29 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I wish the source would be cited so we can read the actual quote. We have nothing to work with. I still don't see how what she said could be valid regardless of the context she mentions in her semi-apology. I'd like it if others could clarify this point. ' Gautam 'Discuss 04:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I remember her saying this, and (gasp!) went to google. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1216687.htm http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2004/10/12/wangari_maathai_nobel_calls_aids_weapon_of_mass_destruction.htm http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/08/1444212 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901041018-713166,00.html Wizzy&hellip; &#9742;   11:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Bad translation?
The article includes the sentence:
 * She knew the word "mottainai" from Japanese, caught impression, and advocated with "make MOTTAINAI the word of world commonness as a keyword of environment preservation exercise" in February, 2005, when Japan had been visited due to Kyoto protocol connection event presence.

I'm totally unable to make sense of this. Anyone want to have a go? Agentsoo 12:38, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I can't make head-nor-tail of it either! I've removed it from the article for now. &mdash; Matt Crypto 12:58, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

"Abortion is wrong."
According to Consistent Life: December 7, 2004 Nobel Prize Winner Wangari Maathai told a Norwegian reporter, "Abortion is wrong," according to LifeSite.net. Dr. Maathai went on to say that pregnant women need more support from society, and that the law in her homeland of Kenya must be changed to make fathers responsible for any children they conceive.


 * OK, so what's your point? If you have sources, cite them when you add the information into the main article. ' Gautam 'Discuss 04:31, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

I dont know why you brought this up --76.28.194.221 (talk) 01:44, 12 May 2008 (UTC)--

Recent Article
Forbes has featured a recent article about by Dr. Maathai Al Gore: http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2007/10/19/nobel-prize-gore-oped-cx_hwm_1022maathai.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Artoftransformation (talk • contribs) 21:58, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Sadly Kenyan news is reporting her death
I am very sad to say that Kenyan news has just began to report of Wangari Maathai's death. I only have brief access to the internet, perhaps someone else can seek out reliable sources and update the article. Other than her death in Nairobi hospital last night there is no other information being reported by the local news. Chillum (Need help? Ask me) 03:46, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai dies in Nairobi

Prof Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace laureate and conservation heroine, has died in Nairobi after a long battle with cancer.

The environmentalist and politician died at the Nairobi Hospital at around 10pm on Sunday, officials at her Greenbelt Movement organisation told Nation.co.ke.

http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Nobel+peace+laureate+Wangari+Maathai+dies+in+Nairobi/-/1056/1243080/-/w6xom0/-/index.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mokeni (talk • contribs) 04:21, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Sourcing
Folks, until we have a source, we're not posting a death date. Sorry. - Philippe 04:12, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

We have a source... http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Nobel+peace+laureate+Wangari+Maathai+dies+in+Nairobi/-/1056/1243080/-/w6xom0/-/index.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mokeni (talk • contribs) 04:23, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 66.206.190.235, 26 September 2011
She has died

66.206.190.235 (talk) 04:42, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Ravikiranma, 26 September 2011
Prof. Wangari Maathai was fighting a year long battle with Ovarian Cancer.

Ravikiranma (talk) 05:28, 26 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Do you have a reliable source for these details? Chillum (Need help? Ask me) 13:35, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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Maathai contribution
99.181.150.29 (talk) 02:29, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 * BBC's Planet Earth: The Future


 * Unlikely. — Arthur Rubin  (talk) 02:48, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

potential Newsweek resource
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/26/wangari-maathai-remembering-a-trailblazer.html Remembering a Trailblazer; Gordon Brown remembers the boldness, bravery, and optimism of Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai. Sep 26, 2011 10:14 AM EDT 99.190.85.17 (talk) 05:30, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

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Earth Charter
I have removed the following sentence from : "Maathai was a former Earth Charter International Commission Member." I believe this sentence is factually correct, but it is not in the correct chronological place in article; if I'm not mistaken, she was not on the commission in her early life (through 1971). This sentence belongs elsewhere in the article. Also, the sentence needs an inline citation. Biogeographist (talk) 22:26, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

unbowed:a memoir
Maathai discusses her life from childhood until she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She discusses her childhood, education in the United States and her return to Kenya, moving on to her life as an environmentalist and political activist, culminating with the victory of the opposition in the 2002 elections against the ruling KANU party and her election to parliament, followed shortly after by the Nobel Prize. Maathai stresses the connection between environmental conservation and good governance. Pandirisaivihal (talk) 06:46, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

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80th birthday
1st April is her birthday and so I'm seeing lots of tweets such as this with links to further detailed coverage such as this. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:48, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Wangarí Maathai
I want stories and quotes from the late Wangarí Maathai 41.220.235.231 (talk) 04:11, 27 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Click on all the citations on the bottom of her Wikipedia page. Good place to start.  Click on any links in those citations that you find interesting.  Remember to cite your sources and use your own words. 67.164.18.219 (talk) 03:36, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Wangarĩ Muta
After her divorce, she changed her name back to Wangarĩ Muta according to this article. Should the full page should reflect this change? 67.164.18.219 (talk) 03:42, 4 January 2023 (UTC)