At the age of 17, she met a man with a good personality and talent. He was seven years older than her and had just returned to Liberia's capital, Monrovia, from studying in the United States. She decided that he was the prince charming of her life, and she loved him very muchAnd he was struck by her beauty and youthfulness. She cohabited with him and got married.
He then went to the United States to pursue 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 fulfilled in the United States. However, what awaited her was a nightmare. This nightmare ruined her youth and almost ruined her life. The money she had brought with him was quickly spent. In order to survive, she had to work and study.
She got a job as a janitor. The job pays barely enough to cover their rent and basic living expenses in the United States.
However, he did not approve of her efforts. He thinks she's done a humiliating job. Therefore, when he learned the truth of the matter, he came to her place of work, pulled the mop in her hand and threw it into the street.
Then, he picked her up with all his might, screaming loudly as he walked out. His bizarre actions aroused her strong resentment, but to no avail. Her resistance was met with a beating.
Since then, she has been beaten so badly by him that she has been forced to drop out of school. She had thought of divorce, but it was shameful for a Liberian woman, and the word divorce did not even come to mind as a tribal Liberian.
Because, men can marry and have children without restrictions, while women can only stay together for the rest of their lives once they marry men. She hesitated. Five years of this hesitation have passed.
In 5 years, she gave birth to 4 children for him. At this time, she was only 22 years old, and she was still as beautiful as a flower.
She couldn't sink any longer, she wiped away her tears and finally divorced him.
What was in front of her was not the Cotai Strip. Because, she has 4 children by her side, and the oldest is only 4 years old. At this time, she could have given the children away or sent them back to her hometown in Liberia.
But she didn't. She came to Colorado with her 4 children to take care of her children while working and studying. She locked her three eldest children in a rental house, and carried the youngest one on her back to go out to attend classes and work.
After finishing her daily work and Xi, she hurried back to the cottage to take care of the other three poor children.
Once, when she came home from 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. The children shouted for help inside the house, which alarmed the neighbors and the police.
At first, the police thought she was a child trafficking criminal and summoned her to the police station. After figuring out what happened, the police let her go home. She hurried to the hospital and looked at the child on the hospital bed, and couldn't help but cry.
The school advised her to suspend her studies first and return to school to complete her studies after raising her children. She doesn't. She has lost an opportunity, she has lost a lot of youth, and she can no longer afford to waste her studies.
However, she no longer has to lock her children in her home. With the help of her school, she was able to secure a part-time job in a large financial sector. With a higher salary, she sent all four children to kindergarten or nursery, and devoted herself to Xi and work.
She gritted her teeth like this, trying to hold on. This support is 8 years. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, as well as Harvard University, where she received her master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Administration. And her children are all growing up happily one by one.
In 1977, Liberian patriot Samuel Doe staged an uprising that overthrew colonial rule and established a united Liberian state. She returned home with her children and served as assistant to the Minister of Finance, deputy minister, and secretary of Samuel Doe**. Since then, she has embarked on a new path in life.
Her name is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and she is currently Liberian**. She has experienced too many trials and setbacks in her life, but she has never stopped moving forward.
In 2010, under her leadership, Liberia completely eliminated its historically large external debt, becoming the only African country that did not owe foreign debt. As a result, she has earned the nickname "Iron Lady" and is deeply loved by the Liberian people.