Betty Williams (1943-2020)

Awarded the Prize “for tackling so fearlessly the perilous task of leading the way into no-man’s l, in the cause of peace reconciliation.”

Northern Irel social worker. Williams was born on May 22, 1943 at Belfast, Northern Irel. She studied at St. Teresa’s Primary School, Belfast St. Dominic’s Grammar School. She works as an office receptionist. She was awarded Honored Doctor of Law from Yale University, U.S.A. Williams died on March 17, 2020 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.