Celebrating the women who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland – in portraits

National Museums NI has partnered with the Belfast photo festival to present a newly commissioned body of work by photographer Hannah Starkey honouring and celebrating the women who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland.

Principled & Revolutionary: Northern Ireland’s Peace Women is on display at the Ulster Museum until 10th September

Belfast-born Hannah Starkey’s portraits aim to ignite a conversation about the impact and importance of women’s leadership, not just in Northern Ireland, but globally. Her works highlight some of the many women who have been pivotal to peace-building and community activism in the country through their work in the spheres of politics, culture and society.

All photographs are courtesy Belfast Photo festival/Hannah Starkey.