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

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...