Peace Heroines celebrates pioneering women of Northern Ireland

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The 'immense contribution' of women to the Northern Ireland peace process is the focus of a new exhibition

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Peace Heroines of Northern Ireland celebrates women who "wanted to create a better future", organisers have said. Artist Marian Noone, aka Friz, has painted portraits of nine women for the show at Londonderry's Tower Museum.They include Pearl Sagar, Linda Ervine, Ann Carr and Saidie Patterson. She said that was not something that was formally taught in schools in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.

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