Three women shared the Nobel Peace Prize Friday -- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, peace activist Leymah Gbowee, also from Liberia and Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman -- bringing to 15 the number of women to have won the honour in more than a century.

Here is a list of the 15 women winners:

2011: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee (Liberia), Tawakkul Karman (Yemen)

2004: Wangari Maathai (Kenya)

2003: Shirin Ebadi (Iran)

1997: Jody Williams (United States)

1992: Rigoberta Menchu (Guatemala)

1991: Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar)

1982: Alva Myrdal (Sweden)

1979: Mother Teresa (India)

1976: Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams (Britain)

1946: Emily Greene Balch (United States)

1931: Jane Addams (United States)

1905: Bertha von Suttner (Austria)