At the age of 17, she met a handsome and talented man. He is seven years older than her and has just returned to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, from studying in the United States. She believes that he is the Prince Charming in her life, and she loves him; and he is moved by her beauty and youth. She lived with him and got married. He then went to the United States to study for a master's degree, and she studied accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

She originally thought that their love and dreams would be sublimated and realized in America. However, what awaited her was a nightmare. This nightmare ruined her youth and almost ruined her whole life. The money she brought with him quickly ran out. In order to survive, she had to work part-time.

She found a cleaning job. The pay for this job is barely enough to cover their rent and basic living expenses in the United States. However, he did not recognize her efforts. He thinks she brings shame on him for the lowly job she does. Therefore, when he knew the truth of the matter, he came to the place where she worked, dragged the mop in her hand, and threw it on the street. Then he picked her up hard and walked out screaming loudly. His bizarre actions aroused strong dissatisfaction from her, but it was all to no avail. Her resistance was met with a beating.

Since then, she has been beaten so often by him that she was forced to drop out of school. She had thought about divorce, but for a Liberian woman, it was shameful, and even, as a Liberian with a tribe as the management unit, the word divorce was not in the mind at all. Because men can have unlimited wives and children, and women can only stay together for a lifetime once they marry a man. She hesitated. This hesitation, 5 years have passed. In 5 years, she gave birth to 4 children for him. At this time, she was only 22 years old, still an age as beautiful as a flower. She couldn't sink any further, she wiped away her tears, and finally went through the divorce procedure with him.

What was in front of her was not a golden avenue. Because, there are 4 children by her side, the oldest is only 4 years old. At this time, she can give these children away, or send them back to their hometown in Liberia. However, she did not do so. With her four children, she came to Colorado to work, study and take care of the children. She locked the three eldest children in the rental house, and carried the youngest child on her back, went out to attend classes, and worked part-time. After finishing her daily work and study, she hurried back to the hut to take care of the other three poor children.

Once, when she came home from get off work, she saw that her rental house was surrounded by people, including neighbors, police officers and doctors. It turned out that one of her sons had a high fever because of acute encephalitis. Neighbors and police were alerted by the children screaming for help from inside the house. At first, the police thought she was a child abductor and summoned her to the police station. After finding out the truth, the police let her go home. She rushed to the hospital in a hurry and looked at the child on the hospital bed and couldn't help crying.

The school advised her to take a leave of absence, and then go back to school to finish her studies after raising her child. she's not. She has lost an opportunity and lost a lot of youth, she can no longer waste her studies. However, she no longer has to lock her children in the house. With the help of the school, she got a part-time job in a large financial sector. With a higher salary, she sent all four children to kindergarten or nursery school, and devoted herself to study and work.

She gritted her teeth and tried her best to support her. This support is 8 years. Not only did she receive a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, but she also attended Harvard University and earned a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Administration. And her children grew up happily one by one. In 1977, Liberian patriot Samuel Doe revolted, overthrew colonial rule and established a unified Liberian state. She returned with her children and served successively as Assistant Minister, Deputy Minister and Minister of Finance in the Samuel Doe government. Since then, she has started a new life path.

Her name is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the current President of Liberia. She has experienced many hardships and setbacks in her life, but she has never stopped moving forward. In 2010, under her leadership, Liberia completely eliminated the huge foreign debt owed in history and became the only African country that does not owe foreign debt. Therefore, she also won the reputation of "Iron Lady" and is deeply loved by the Liberian people.

At the age of 17, she met a handsome and talented man. He is seven years older than her and has just returned to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, from studying in the United States. She believes that he is the Prince Charming in her life, and she loves him; and he is moved by her beauty and youth. She lived with him and got married. He then went to the United States to study for a master's degree, and she studied accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

She originally thought that their love and dreams would be sublimated and realized in America. However, what awaited her was a nightmare. This nightmare ruined her youth and almost ruined her whole life. The money she brought with him quickly ran out. In order to survive, she had to work part-time.

She found a cleaning job. The pay for this job is barely enough to cover their rent and basic living expenses in the United States. However, he did not recognize her efforts. He thinks she brings shame on him for the lowly job she does. Therefore, when he knew the truth of the matter, he came to the place where she worked, dragged the mop in her hand, and threw it on the street. Then he picked her up hard and walked out screaming loudly. His bizarre actions aroused strong dissatisfaction from her, but it was all to no avail. Her resistance was met with a beating.

Since then, she has been beaten so often by him that she was forced to drop out of school. She had thought about divorce, but for a Liberian woman, it was shameful, and even, as a Liberian with a tribe as the management unit, the word divorce was not in the mind at all. Because men can have unlimited wives and children, and women can only stay together for a lifetime once they marry a man. She hesitated. This hesitation, 5 years have passed. In 5 years, she gave birth to 4 children for him. At this time, she was only 22 years old, still an age as beautiful as a flower. She couldn't sink any further, she wiped away her tears, and finally went through the divorce procedure with him.

What was in front of her was not a golden avenue. Because, there are 4 children by her side, the oldest is only 4 years old. At this time, she can give these children away, or send them back to their hometown in Liberia. However, she did not do so. With her four children, she came to Colorado to work, study and take care of the children. She locked the three eldest children in the rental house, and carried the youngest child on her back, went out to attend classes, and worked part-time. After finishing her daily work and study, she hurried back to the hut to take care of the other three poor children.

Once, when she came home from get off work, she saw that her rental house was surrounded by people, including neighbors, police officers and doctors. It turned out that one of her sons had a high fever because of acute encephalitis. Neighbors and police were alerted by the children screaming for help from inside the house. At first, the police thought she was a child abductor and summoned her to the police station. After finding out the truth, the police let her go home. She rushed to the hospital in a hurry and looked at the child on the hospital bed and couldn't help crying.

The school advised her to take a leave of absence, and then go back to school to finish her studies after raising her child. she's not. She has lost an opportunity and lost a lot of youth, she can no longer waste her studies. However, she no longer has to lock her children in the house. With the help of the school, she got a part-time job in a large financial sector. With a higher salary, she sent all four children to kindergarten or nursery school, and devoted herself to study and work.

She gritted her teeth and tried her best to support her. This support is 8 years. Not only did she receive a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, but she also attended Harvard University and earned a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Administration. And her children grew up happily one by one. In 1977, Liberian patriot Samuel Doe revolted, overthrew colonial rule and established a unified Liberian state. She returned with her children and served successively as Assistant Minister, Deputy Minister and Minister of Finance in the Samuel Doe government. Since then, she has started a new life path.

Her name is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the current President of Liberia. She has experienced many hardships and setbacks in her life, but she has never stopped moving forward. In 2010, under her leadership, Liberia completely eliminated the huge foreign debt owed in history and became the only African country that does not owe foreign debt. Therefore, she also won the reputation of "Iron Lady" and is deeply loved by the Liberian people.