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Author McWilliams, Monica, author.

Title Stand up, speak out : my life working for women's rights, peace and equality in Northern Ireland and beyond / Monica McWilliams
Published Newtownards, [Ireland] : The Blackstaff Press, 2021
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Contents Intro -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Early Years -- 2. Getting Educated for Civil Rights -- 3. Belfast, Detroit and Beyond -- 4. Putting Gender on the Agenda, in the University and in the Community -- 5. Bringing it Out in the Open -- 6. Starting a Family in the Midst of it All -- 7. Changes to the Political Landscape -- 8. The Forum Debates and Time Out of Northern Ireland -- 9. The Peace Talks -- 10. The Last Week of the Talks -- 11. Referendum and Election to the Assembly -- 12. The First Assembly -- 13. Human Rights For All -- 14. From the Local to the Global: Sharing the Learning -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Picture Section
Summary Frank, fascinating memoir from Northern Irish peace activist, human rights defender and former politician who has broken the mould in so many ways - in her work on domestic violence; in her co-founding of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition; and in her fight for peace and human rights both at home and globally
Notes Subtitle from cover
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCOhost platform, viewed January 20, 2022)
Subject McWilliams, Monica.
Women human rights workers -- Northern Ireland -- Biography
Human rights workers -- Northern Ireland -- Biography
Women's rights -- Northern Ireland -- History -- 20th century
Human rights workers
Women human rights workers
Women's rights
Northern Ireland
Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
History
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781780733234
1780733232
9781780733241
1780733240