Stand Up, Speak Out: My life working for women's rights, peace and equality in Northern Ireland and beyond

Stand Up, Speak Out: My life working for women's rights, peace and equality in Northern Ireland and beyond

Book by Monica McWilliams

 


DETAILS

Publisher : Blackstaff Press (February 3, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 368 pages ISBN-10 : 1780733224 ISBN-13 : 978-1780733227 Item Weight : 1.39 pounds Dimensions : 6.3 x 1.5 x 9.29 inches Best Sellers Rank: #1,589,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #575 in War & Peace (Books) #1,035 in Human Rights Law (Books) #1,648 in Social Activist Biographies , 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. She went on to break the mold in so many ways, as a woman, as an activist, and as a politician. 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 was 15 when attended her first NICRA meeting in ’69. Her ground-breaking work on domestic violence and the training she delivered to police officers and the Public Prosecution Service. 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 participation in the peace talks that led to the signing of The Good Friday Agreement. The deep misogyny and discrimination that she and the Coalition were subjected to during their time in politics and how they stood up to that. Her 5 years as a serving politician in the NI Assembly. Her work with victims as Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and her global work in human rights and peace-building. Read more

 


REVIEW

Monica McWilliams was a founder member of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition, which brought the cross-community women’s voice to the table of the Northern Ireland Peace Process and the Good Friday Agreement. One of the strengths of Monica’s writing is the organic continuity of her personal and family story with all her remarkable public achievements. Seamus Heaney liked to talk about a writer’s voice. One of his comments applies well to Stand Up, Speak Out: ‘There’s a perfect personal pitch to the voice’. The narrative is not framed like a static record of past history. Monica brings us into a living stream of events, and what takes place at a particular time is continually being digested and applied as part of a resource for the next challenge. The crossover between the experience of women’s issues and political empowerment and transformation has a universal application, which takes shape in the final chapters. To have the skill, the courage, the energy and persistence to carry through such significant work is a great gift. To be able to articulate it as Monica McWilliams has done in this book is an equally great gift, and a great service.

 


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