Leymah Gbowee

I was heartened to learn Friday morning that the Nobel Committee had awarded this year's Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's current president, and the bold Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, two women I admire tremendously for their pivotal role in advancing the cause of peace in Africa.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

I was heartened to learn Friday morning that the Nobel Committee had awarded this year's Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's current president, and the bold Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, two women I admire tremendously for their pivotal role in advancing the cause of peace in Africa.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

And Leymah Gbowee exemplifies the capacity of women to reach across the divides that traditionally separated Christians and Muslims, helping the women to see a common cause.

Katherine Marshall: Hallelujah! The Nobel Prize Committee Blesses Feisty, Spiritual Women Katherine Marshall 2011

I was heartened to learn Friday morning that the Nobel Committee had awarded this year's Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's current president, and the bold Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, two women I admire tremendously for their pivotal role in advancing the cause of peace in Africa.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011

By honoring three brave, determined women - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakul Karman, they shine light on true heroines of our time.

Katherine Marshall: Hallelujah! The Nobel Prize Committee Blesses Feisty, Spiritual Women Katherine Marshall 2011

Both Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee are part of what has become the Liberian legend of women seizing the initiative for peace.

Katherine Marshall: Hallelujah! The Nobel Prize Committee Blesses Feisty, Spiritual Women Katherine Marshall 2011

And as Leymah Gbowee points out, they invited to the table afterward to help hammer out peace.

Deborah Stambler: 'Women, War & Peace' Is a Wake-Up Call to Action Deborah Stambler 2011

And as Leymah Gbowee points out, they invited to the table afterward to help hammer out peace.

Deborah Stambler: 'Women, War & Peace' Is a Wake-Up Call to Action Deborah Stambler 2011

In our upcoming TEDxWomen program in December, we will no doubt include either a satellite interview update with her or an interaction with some other fantastic leader from Liberia -- peace activist Leymah Gbowee also won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work in Liberia!

Pat Mitchell: Interviewing a New Kind of Leader and, now, a Nobel Prize Winner, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Pat Mitchell 2011

I was heartened to learn Friday morning that the Nobel Committee had awarded this year's Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's current president, and the bold Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, two women I admire tremendously for their pivotal role in advancing the cause of peace in Africa.

Susan Davis: Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity Susan Davis 2011