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Gr 2–6—Born in Nyeri, Kenya, in 1940, Maathai followed an unusual path for a girl raised in her culture. Her parents allowed her to go to school, and she eventually won a scholarship to attend college in the United States. After earning her doctorate, she returned to Kenya to work as a professor at the University of Nairobi. She became a leader in the Green Belt Movement, an organization of women working to plant trees across the country to fight the harmful effects of d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More