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"Peace Heroines" is a new education program about the pivotal role of women in the Northern Ireland peace process, created by Herstory, National Museums of Northern Ireland and Department of Foreign Affairs. It was launched by Minister for Justice Naomi Long MLA at the Northern Ireland Assembly, Stormont on Sept 21, 2022, the International Day of Peace. Women from all walks of life played a pivotal role in the peace process and continue the cross-community dialogue and reconciliation projects today. In 2019, Ireland's Ambassador to the UN Geraldine Nason-Byrne explained to Herstory CEO Melanie Lynch that the role of women in the peace process is a key United Nations case study. But "this essential story is not taught on the official school curriculum in Northern Ireland or the Republic", Lynch says. With the new program, 'herstory' will be written into history, she says.