Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Africa's First Female Head of State Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email In this Sept. 18, 2006 file photo, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, addresses the audience at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. ( Josh Reynolds / Associated Press ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC