Shannon, Lisa, 1975-

A thousand sisters : my journey into the worst place on earth to be a woman / Lisa J. Shannon ; foreword by Zainab Salbi. - Berkeley, Calif. : Seal Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2010. - 335 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-329) and index.

The founder of the organization Run for Congo Women describes her visit to Congo and recounts the extreme hardships and tragic events in the lives of the women she meets there.

ISBN: 1580052967 9781580052962

LCCN: 2009025391

Subjects--Personal Names:
Shannon, Lisa, 1975-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women and war--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Women refugees--Congo (Democratic Republic)
War victims--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Civil war--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Humanitarian assistance, American--Congo (Democratic Republic)

Dewey Class. No.: 305.9/0695082096751