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Mairead Maguire
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Mairead Maguire at the Free Gaza Movement in July 2009
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Mairead Corrigan
27 January 1944 Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Other names | Mairead Corrigan Maguire |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Organization | The Peace People, The Nobel Women's Initiative |
| Known for | International social activist |
| Spouse(s) |
Jackie Maguire (m. 1981)
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| Children | 2 (5) |
| Relatives | Anne Maguire (sister) |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (1976) Norwegian People's Peace Prize (1976) Carl von Ossietzky Medal (1976) Pacem in Terris (1990) |
Mairead Maguire (born 27 January 1944), also known as Mairead Corrigan Maguire and formerly as Mairéad Corrigan, is a peace activist from Northern Ireland. She co-founded, with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, the Women for Peace, which later became the Community for Peace People. Maguire and Williams were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Jackie and Mairead Maguire
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Huwaida Arraf and Maguire, 2009
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