HOLMES: Well, it has been seven years since a woman won the Nobel Peace Prize, but this year in Oslo, the Nobel Committee singled out not one, not two, but three female activists for risking their lives, pushing for peace, women's rights and gender equality. So three women will share the prize this year. One of them, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. You may know that name and the face. She, the current president of Liberia, also Africa's first democratically-elected female president. She is a Harvard-educated economist and seen as a reformer and peace-keeper in her country. Also from Liberia and sharing in the prize, Leymah Gbowee. She played a key role in helping to bring peace to Liberia, following 14 years of war. Also sharing in the prize, the first Arab woman to ever win the prize. Tawakkul Karman, she before, during and after the Arab Spring, she played a leading role in the struggle for women's rights and democracy and peace in Yemen. So congratulations to the three of them. They will split the $1.5 million Nobel Peace Prize money. The award shows the growing role of female empowerment in developing nations. Well, coming up next hour, a treat here in our 10:00 Eastern hour. We're going to say happy birthday to the dean of the civil rights movement. Reverend Joseph Lowery will be here in studio with me. But I thank you for being here with us. I'll be back with you at the top of the hour, 10:00 Eastern time, for more live news.
Three Women Win Nobel Peace Prize