Volume 5, No. 1 (Winter 2002) -- Women's History Month Issue

Irish Women Peach Activists:
Mairead Corrigan & Betty Williams

Three children were killed by a Irish (IRA) gunman's car fleeing British soldiers. This senseless tragedy was a part of the ongoing violence in Northern Ireland between Catholic and Protestant extremists.

Two women, Betty Williams, who came upon the scene, and Mairead Corrigan, the aunt of the children, led marches in which Protestants and Catholics walked together to demonstrate against violence. Many people in Northern Ireland recognized that violence would not bring social justice, but Williams and Corrigan had the courage to take the first step.

At the presentation of their Nobel Peace Prize in 1976, it was said, "In the name of humanity and love of their neighbor; someone had to start forgiving... [and] shine forth when hatred and revenge threaten to dominate."

Betty Williams emigrated to the United States, where she taught and lectured. Mairead Corrigan Maguire continued to carry the message of non-violence to other countries. Making Peace in Northern Ireland is a book about them for ages 9-12. On the Web, visit www.poets4peace.com.

Madeline Albright - United States
www.theglassceiling.com/biographies/bio4.htm

Gloria Arroyo - The Philipines
www.kgma.org/speech.html
See also http://www.wic.org/bio/caquino.htm

Aung San Suu Kyi - Burma (Myramar)
www.dassk.com/

Benazir Bhutto - Pakistan
www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm
womenshistory.tqn.com/cs/bhutto/

Kim Campbell - Canada
www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/12/index-e.html

Indira Ghandi - India
www.encyclopedia.com/articles/04900.html

Barbara Jordan - United States
www.lnstar.com/mall/texasinfo/bjordan.htm

Rosa Parks - United States
time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/parks03.html

Margaret Thatcher - England
www.womenshistory.about.com (Notable women)

Mairead Corrigan & Betty Williams - Ireland
www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/
www.almaz.com/nobel/women.html

Other Sites:
www.greatwomen.org/
www.womeninworldhistory.com/

Or use a multi-search engine (like dogpile.com).