Rigoberta Menchú Tum

Winning The Nobel Peace Prize for Human Rights in Central America, 1992.

Became prominent in the women's rights movement when still only a teenager.

"Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end."

"What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind."