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Sheryl WuDunn on this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners

October 7, 2011
Arts, Culture & Media

Sheryl WuDunn and her husband, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, wrote "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," which advocates improving the conditions of women in order to improve the world. We talk with WuDunn.

Sheryl WuDunn on this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners
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Three women awarded Nobel Peace Prize

October 7, 2011
Arts, Culture & Media
Three women awarded Nobel Peace Prize

2011 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to women activists

October 7, 2011
2011 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to women activists

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