Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams: Partners in Peace in Northern Ireland

by Susan Muaddi Darraj and Susan Muaddi Darraj

Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the violence in Ireland, a conflict dating back to the division of Ireland by the British in the 1920s. This book presents the inspiring story of the two ordinary women who founded Women for Peace, and launched the Northern Ireland peace movement.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791090019
• ISBN13: 9780791090015
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 11 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 10