Betty Williams
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1 (of 2) Betty Williams (left) and Mairead Corrigan (right) of the Northern Irish Peace People movement, 31 October 1977.
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2 (of 2) A letter from Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan to the Norwegian Nobel Committee after the news that they had been awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize.
Credit: The Norwegian Nobel Institute.
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