Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Helene Cooper
Madame President was
written by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist, Helene Cooper. She
shares the tale of not only Ellen Johnson Sirleaf but the tale of war,
political corruption and ambition.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was
Africa’s first female President of Liberia, has earned a Nobel Peace Prize and
in 2014, helped to handle the Ebola crisis. An ordinary woman, from an ordinary
family strived to beat the odds.
Madame President, a
political biography which is sobering and yet, inspiring and bittersweet in
tone. This text is leisurely paced, with a richly detailed and journalistic
writing style, ensuring the reader soaks up and experiences every last drop of
pain and heartache but also feels the triumph and success.
Cooper “presents a harrowing
account of the Liberian civil war; the countless deaths, rapes, and abuses
suffered by the people of Liberia; and the trauma experienced by children
forced to take up arms and by women forced to watch their loved ones die. It is
a story of power and defiance and the ability to lead a county on two hands, but
also one of poverty, loss, and the terrible cost of war’ (Dominguez, G.
(1.1.2017). Library Journal)
This riveting biography is a
story of country, home, war and life, but ultimately, one that shines on Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf and the universal lessons that we all can take from this
African leader.
Want to discover more about Africa's first female President? View these links for more information:
Author: Helene Cooper
Citation: Cooper, H. (2017). Madame President: The
Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. New York: Simon and Schuster.
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