Stand Up, Speak Out: My Life Working for Women's Rights, Peace and Equality in Northern Ireland and Beyond McWilliams Monica
Stand Up, Speak Out: My Life Working for Women's Rights, Peace and Equality in Northern Ireland and Beyond McWilliams Monica By the age of ten, Monica McWilliams was dispensing payouts in her…
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Stand Up, Speak Out: My Life Working for Women's Rights, Peace and Equality in Northern Ireland and Beyond McWilliams Monica
By the age of ten, Monica McWilliams was dispensing payouts in her granny's post office, book-keeping for her cattle-dealer father and leaving no one in any doubt that she could stand up for herself. In this frank and fascinating memoir, she tells her extraordinary story for first time.A Derry Catholic, she participated in the civil rights protests of the 1960s. She went on to break the mold in so many ways, as a woman, as an activist, and as a politician.
Her ground-breaking work on domestic violence and the training she delivered to police officers and the Public Prosecution Service. She was 15 when attended her first NICRA meeting in '69. Her pivotal role in the women's movement in Northern Ireland and her work on the ground with cross-community groups such as Poverty Lobby, Gingerbread, Women's Aid.
Her co-founding of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition and her