▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁Mary ▁Margaret ▁Nel is , ▁was ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly . ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Well ington ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁Bog side ▁area ▁of ▁Der ry , ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Catherine ▁and ▁Den is ▁Elli ott . ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St ▁Eug ene ' s ▁Con vent ▁School ▁and ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁four teen ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Hog g ▁and ▁Mitchell ▁sh irt ▁factory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁she ▁married ▁William ▁Nel is . ▁They ▁had ▁nine ▁children , ▁eight ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁Their ▁el dest ▁son ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁road ▁traffic ▁accident ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Mary ▁Nel is ▁organ ised ▁the ▁first ▁community ▁association ▁in ▁the ▁Fo yle ▁Hill ▁estate ▁and ▁helped ▁spread ▁community ▁groups ▁in ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁including ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁F ount ain ▁estate . ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁campaign ▁demand ing ▁equal ▁rights ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁She ▁trained ▁as ▁an ▁adult ▁liter acy ▁teacher ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Der ry ▁Reading ▁Work shop , ▁an ▁organisation ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁help ▁those ▁with ▁educational ▁needs ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁and ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( SD LP