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The following women have been honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize, except:

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Distinguish between Nobel Peace Prize winners and winners in Literature/other categories. Doris Lessing received Literature (2007), not Peace.
Updated On: Aug 26, 2025
  • Mother Teresa
  • Wangari Maathai
  • Aung San Suu Kyi
  • Doris Lessing
  • Shirin Ebadi
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The Correct Option is D

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Step 1: Nobel Peace Prize recipients.
- Mother Teresa (1979, Indi(A) – Nobel Peace Prize.
- Wangari Maathai (2004, Keny(A) – Nobel Peace Prize for environmental activism.
- Aung San Suu Kyi (1991, Myanmar) – Nobel Peace Prize.
- Shirin Ebadi (2003, Iran) – Nobel Peace Prize for human rights work.
Step 2: Doris Lessing.
Doris Lessing, a British-Zimbabwean novelist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (2007), not the Peace Prize.
Thus, the exception is Doris Lessing.
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