1000 PeaceWomen:

1000 women for peace and justice

The 1000 PeaceWomen are activists from around the world who were collectively nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. Several are still part of our growing network of women peace activists today.

The initiative "1000 Women for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize" is the starting point of our founding story. The women come from all regions of the world, have very different biographies and are – or were – active in different areas, locally, nationally or internationally.

What they had in common is their belief in a peaceful and just world, for which they strove with their daily, often dangerous work. Today, several of them are connecting with activists around the globe in our network Feminists Connecting for Peace.

In 2005, the book "1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe" was published in several languages with the history of the initiative and the biographies of the nominated PeaceWomen. You can order the book from us. On this page you can read the biographies that were compiled for the book at the time. Enter the first or last name or the country of the PeaceWoman you are looking for in the search box.

In the film "1000 Women and a Dream" you can learn the whole story of the initiative "1000 Women for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize".

Please note:

It was inherent in such a large-scale initiative that some of the women might change their political views, even turn their backs on the values we once shared. We consider the “1000 Women for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize” initiative an historic project with a clear beginning and end. Therefore, we have chosen to leave all biographies intact and not to update or amend them in any way to maintain their historical accuracy and to preserve them as a testimony to that moment in time. When we are made aware of PeaceWomen whose actions and activities run counter to our values and aims we will make our differences known on this website.

Albania

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Cook Islands

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Egypt

Fed. States Of Micronesia

Finland

Guinea-Bissau

Kosovo

Lebanon

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Marshall Islands

New Caledonia

Sweden

Tfyr Macedonia

Tonga

United Arab Emirates

Vanuatu

Western Sahara