Interviewer
Ron Chepesiuk
Files
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Abstract
Betty Williams Perkins (1943-2020) was a Northern Irish peace activist who won the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for her work. In this interview, Mrs. Williams discusses her life in Northern Ireland in the 1960s, the Provisional IRA, her experience during the conflict within Northern Ireland, the events that led her to decision to begin her activism, her involvement in the Community of the Peace People, her reasons for leaving the peace movement in the 1980, her move to the United States, her social activism in the U.S., and the necessity of the unification of Northern Ireland before peace can be achieved.
Publication Date
1985
Unique Identifier
OH 192
Format
1 Cassette, MP3; WAV:
Length
00:15:04
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Disciplines
Oral History
Recommended Citation
Perkins, Betty Williams, "Interview with Betty Williams Perkins - OH 192" (1985). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 192.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/179
LC Subject Headings
Women Nobel Prize winners, Nobel Prize winners, Peace -- Awards, Women and peace -- Northern Ireland, Peace-building -- Northern Ireland, Peace Movement in Northern Ireland
