Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Pamela Scully

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      Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

       OHIO SHORT HISTORIES OF AFRICA

      This series of Ohio Short Histories of Africa is meant for those who are looking for a brief but lively introduction to a wide range of topics in African history, politics, and biography, written by some of the leading experts in their fields.

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       Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

      by Pamela Scully

       Ken Saro-Wiwa

      by Roy Doron and Toyin Falola

      Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

      Pamela Scully

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Scully, Pamela, author.

      Title: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf / Pamela Scully.

      Other titles: Ohio short histories of Africa.

      Description: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2016. | Series: Ohio short histories of Africa | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2015042165| ISBN 9780821422212 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821445600 (pdf)

      Subjects: LCSH: Johnson-Sirleaf, Ellen, 1938–| Women presidents—Liberia—Biography. | Presidents—Liberia—Biography. | Liberia—Politics and government—1980–| Liberia—Biography.

      Classification: LCC DT636.53.J64 .S38 2016 | DDC 966.62031092—dc23

      LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015042165

      ISBN 9780821445600 (e-book)

       Contents

       List of Illustrations

       Acknowledgments

       Abbreviations

       Introduction

       1. Growing Up in Two Worlds

       2. Scholar and Government Employee: The 1960s and 1970s

       3. Liberian Opportunities and International Perils

       4. Women and Postconflict Liberia

       5. President Sirleaf

       Conclusion

       Notes

       Selected Bibliography

       Index

       Illustrations

       Figures

       Aerial view of downtown Monrovia, Liberia, 1954

       A daily news chalkboard in Monrovia, 2008

      Daily Talk newsstand in Monrovia, 2005

       President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf waves to the audience at her inauguration in Monrovia, 2006

       Women’s Council, National Council of Elders and Chiefs at International Women’s Day, Monrovia, 2008

       President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2009

       Maps

       Liberia, Map No. 3775

       Monrovia, Map No. 3939, 1996

       Acknowledgments