A thousand sisters : my journey into the worst place on earth to be a woman / Lisa J. Shannon; foreword by Zainab Salbi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shannon, Lisa, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and war--Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Women and war.

Women refugees--Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Women refugees.

War victims--Democratic Republic of the Congo.

War victims.

Civil war--Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Civil war.

Humanitarian assistance, American--Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Humanitarian assistance, American.

Shannon, Lisa, 1975-.

Shannon, Lisa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

1,000 sisters

One thousand sisters

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lisa J. Shannon had a good life-a successful business, a fiancé, a home, and security. Then, one day in 2005, an episode of Oprah changed all that. The show focused on women in Congo, the worst place on earth to be a woman. She was awakened to the atrocities there-millions dead, women raped and tortured daily, and children dying in shocking numbers. Shannon felt called to do something. And she did. A Thousand Sisters is her inspiring memoir. She raised money to sponsor Congolese women, beginning with one solo 30-mile run, and then founded a national organization, Run for Congo Women. The book

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Author's Note; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; Chapter 32; Chapter 33; Chapter 34; EPILOGUE; MEMORIAL; Key Terms; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; About the Author; Index; Find Your Own Furaha

Notes:

Map on end papers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-329) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-73036-3

9786612730368

1-58005-346-7

OCLC:

641198611