Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams: Making Peace in Northern Ireland (Women Changing the World) [Hardcover]

Bettina Ling (Author), Charlotte Bunch (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1998 | ISBN-10: 1558612009 | ISBN-13: 978-1558612006 | Edition: 1st

   Now there is a series designed especially to introduce young people to women whose heroic lives have helped to shape our world. Informative, inspiring, and engaging, the series tells of extraordinary achievements women have made throughout the world and introduces younger readers to the realities of other countries and cultures. Grades 6 and up. This unique biography series is designed to introduce young readers to the achievements of women around the world. The books tell the dramatic life stories of courageous women who have overcome adversity and discrimination to make extraordinary contributions to the global community. Each book contains contextual information about the geography, politics, and culture of its subject's homeland and introduces, on an accessible level, concepts such as the global economy, environmental preservation, and human rights. By providing role models, Women Changing the World serves as a source of inspiration for future world changers.

Titles in the Series include:

Aung San Suu Kyi
Standing Up for Democracy in Burma
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Ela Bhatt
Uniting Women in India
PB $9.95, 1-55861-228-9
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Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams
Making Peace in Northern Ireland
PB $9.95, 1-55861-201-7
HC x $19.95, 1-55861-200-9

Mamphela Ramphele
Challenging Apartheid in South Africa
PB $9.95, 1-55861-226-2
HC x $19.95, 1-55861-227-0

Rigoberta Menchu
Defending Human Rights in Guatemala
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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up-Corrigan and Williams helped create a grassroots peace movement in Ireland. They met in August 1976, shortly after Corrigan's niece and two nephews were killed as a result of sectarian violence. They collected signatures on petitions calling for a halt to the violence, organized and spoke at peace rallies all over Ireland and Europe, and started a group called the Peace People. They were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts. Written in clear prose, this volume chronicles the events that brought these two women "to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world to work toward an end to the violence in Northern Ireland." Sidebars provide additional background on the Potato Famine, Irish Americans, "Bloody Sunday," and the history of the Nobel Peace Prize. Small, often dark or grainy black-and-white photos are scattered throughout. Unfamiliar terms are explained in context as well as in a brief glossary. While the book may be useful for reports, it is not likely that it will have a wide audience.
Lynn W. Zimmerman, Southeast Middle School, Greensboro, NC
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY; 1st edition (November 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558612009
• ISBN-13: 978-1558612006
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,319,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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