FAQ About Wangari Maathai
Where was Wangari Maathai educated?
Wangari Maathai received her education in the United States and Kenya. She studied at Mount St. Scholastica College (now Benedictine College) in Kansas, where she earned her bachelor's degree in Biology. She then obtained a master's degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh. Maathai later returned to Kenya and became the first East African woman to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi.
