Mo Mowlam and other female participants in talks confronted ‘sexism and scorn’ at the time

It took a quarter of a century but Mo Mowlam and other women who helped clinch the Good Friday agreement are finally gaining recognition.

After years of being belittled, marginalised or forgotten, the late Northern Ireland secretary and other figures are receiving tributes from politicians, diplomats and artists on the eve of the agreement’s 25th anniversary.

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