Jody Williams

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Jody Williams is an American political activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for her leadership in the global movement to eliminate landmines.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate
human
peace activist
political activist
advocatesFor international humanitarian law
victims of landmines
awardReceived Gandhi Peace Award
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize 1997
linked to: Nobel Peace Prize

Right Livelihood Award
citizenship United States of America
coFounderOf Nobel Women’s Initiative
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1950-10-09
educatedAt Johns Hopkins University
School for International Training
University of Vermont
employer University of Houston
fieldOfWork disarmament
human rights
peace studies
genreOfWriting non-fiction
givenName Jody
hasActivity advocacy for human security
public speaking
hasCause global elimination of landmines
hasOccupation writer
influenced international norms on landmine prohibition
knownFor International Campaign to Ban Landmines
campaign against anti-personnel landmines
languageSpoken English
memberOf Nobel Women’s Initiative
movement International Campaign to Ban Landmines
name Jody Williams
nationality American
NobelPrizeCategory Peace
NobelPrizeYear 1997
notableAchievement helped bring about the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty
notableWork Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security
occupation activist
university professor
placeOfBirth Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
positionHeld founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines
residence United States of America
sexOrGender female
sharedNobelPrizeWith International Campaign to Ban Landmines
workLocation Houston, Texas, United States

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