Betty Williams (born 22 May 1943) was a co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for as a cofounder of Community of Peace People, an organization dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (832x1119, 534 KB)The famous Joshua Reynolds portrait of Samuel Johnson showing Johnson pulling a books cover back and concentrating intensely on its words. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Mairead Corrigan (born January 27, 1944) was the cofounder, with Betty Williams of the Community of Peace People, an organization which attempts to encourage a peaceful resolution of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. ... Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes requested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ...

Biography

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland she was introduced into a family of mixed religions. Her grandfather was Jewish, her mother Catholic, and her father Protestant. These difereneces helped her turn from the bigotry that had enveloped the country of Ireland. Her mother was left incapacitated by a stroke and she took the role of raising her younger sister. She attended a Catholic schools and later a trade school where she was working as an office receptionist and raising her two children (from her 1961 marriage to Ralph Williams) at the time of receiving the award. She was drawn into the public arena after witnessing the death of three children and their mother, Anne Maguire on August 10, 1976 when they were hit by a runaway IRA car. Afterwards she started circulating a petition for peace which received 6,000 signatures and gained here media attention. After this here and Mairead Corrigan cofounded the Women for Peace which later became Community for Peace People. Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is the largest city in and capital of both Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of Ireland. ... Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... A receptionist is an office/administrative support position. ... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ... IRA is an acronym with several meanings. ...

She divorced Ralph Williams, marrying James Perkins in 1982, and moved to the United States, where she toured and lectured extensively. In 1992 she was appointed to the Texas Commission for Children and Yorth by Governor Ann Richards. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ann Willis Richards (born September 1, 1933), née Dorothy Ann Willis, is an American politician from Texas. ...

She spent time as a visiting professor at Sam Houston State University, in Huntsville, Texas and now lives in Huntsville and heads the Global Children's Foundation and is President of the World Centers Compassion for Children. She is also the Chair of Instittute for Asian Democracy in Washington D.C. and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Nova Southeastern University. A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Sam Houston State University, (known as SHSU and Sam, for short) founded in 1879, is a university located in Huntsville, Texas. ... Huntsville is a city located in Walker County, Texas. ... Nova Southeastern University is a not_for_profit, independent university, founded in 1964 in Davie, Florida, USA. The university serves large numbers of adult students and a growing population of traditional undergraduates. ...

Awards

Betty Williams since winning the Nobel Peace Prize she has received the People's Peace Prize of Norway also in 1976 , the Schweitzer Medallion for Courage, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Award in 1984, and the Frank Foundation Child Care International Oliver Award. In 1995 she was awarded the Rotary Club International "Paul Harris Fellowship: and the Togethher for Peace Building Award.

External links

• Nobel Committee iformation on 1976 Peace Laureates
• brief bio
• A biography of Marrieg Corrigan and Betty Williams