She experienced racism as a child. She was treated differently because of the colour of her skin.

She fought to make things fairer so people were treated equally.She was sent to jail for standing up for what she believed in.Eventually, the law was changed because Rosa and her friends had shown that it was not right to treat people differently because of the colour of their skin.

Rosa le conosce bene: i neri siedono dietro, i bianchi davanti, mentre i posti centrali sono misti e si possono usare solo se tutti gli altri sono occupati, ma la precedenza spetta sempre ai bianchi. «Non stavolta», pensa Rosa, e senza rifletterci troppo risponde che «no», non intende alzarsi. Quel rifiuto la trasforma all’improvviso in un’eroina dei diritti dei neri, impegnati nella lotta contro la segregazione che opprimeva l’Alabama e altri Stati del Sud, divenendo il propellente di una storica protesta che fu tanto rabbiosa quanto non violenta.

She noticed her homeland was quickly losing its forests.

She noticed that people in her community did not have enough food, water or firewood.She encouraged people in her community to plant trees and care for their environment to provide for their communities in the future.

She was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.