Aung San Suu Kyi, political activist
June 19, 1945-
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by
Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by
Megan Halsey and
Sean Addy (Charlesbridge, 2005)
Nonviolent Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize and used the money to promote health and education in Burma.
A timeline of
Aung San Suu Kyi’s life is available on the Nobelprize.com site.