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Betty Williams is born
Betty was born to Mr. Smith a hard working butcher, and Mrs. Smith a devoted house wife. In Belfast, Nothern Ireland -
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Betty Williams Birth to now
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Married Mr.Ralph Williams
She ended up keeping this name on her nobel prize and it went down in history as this because it was under this name she received her nobel prize even though she divorced Mr. Williams and married Mr Perkins -
Joined the Irish Repulic Army
She didnt remain a soldier long because she was ridculed when she prayed next to a fallen british soldier who was "The enemy" -
Witnessed the deaths of 3 children
On this fatefull day was the event that drove Betty to do what she thought was right and face her own peaceful war to end the violent war going on in her country. -
The funeral of the killed children
Mairead Corrigan, the aunt of the children, incited Betty to the funeral after she heard the Williams was passing around a petion to end the violence and start a peace march. -
1st Peace March
Only four days after the incident Williams and Corrigan lead a peace march 10,000 strong of both Protestant and Catholic women. -
The second peace march
This peace march took place one week after the first. This one was 50,000 strong -
Recives the Nobel Peace Prize
She recevied her Prize with the words stating "This prize is not about what one has done but what one will do." -
Marries James Perkins
She happly married Mr Perkins but went down in history as Betty Williams -
Remarks made on George Bush
Betty made the remark "I woulds like to kill George W. Bush" Williams blamed him for the mass killing in the middle east which involed thousands of deaths of children. She thought it is the duty of every human being to protect human life, failing this duty, we lose our right to life and joy.
