Betty Williams
Northern Irish peace activist (1943–2020)
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Betty Williams was a Northern Irish peace activist who worked to end violence during the conflict known as the Troubles in the 1970s and beyond. She is remembered as an important figure in grassroots peace-building efforts in her community during a period of significant conflict.
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Elizabeth Williams (née Smyth; 22 May 1943 – 17 March 2020) was a peace activist from Northern Ireland. She was a co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work as a cofounder of Community of Peace People, an organisation dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Williams headed the Global Children's Foundation and was the President of the World Centre of Compassion for Children International. She was also the Chair of Institute for Asian Democracy in Washington D.C. She lectured widely on topics of peace, education, inter-cultural and inter-faith understanding, anti-extremism, and children's rights.
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