Stand with HER Story
Our Display at the Lexington History Museum Premiering in July
Enjoy seeing who was nominated and their stories in the table above. Soon, we will have a much better display at the Lexington Hostory Museum!
2026 HER STORY Women:
Woman's Name
.Michelle Armstrong
Adalhi Aranda
Amanda Schagane
Amber Smith
Amy Beasley
Andrea James
Ashley Coning
Barbara Sterrett
Barbara Sutherland
Black Yarn, Inc.
carol spence
Carolyn Stohs Barbera
Charliese Lewis
Christine Kuhn
Christine Kuhn
Cindy Heine
Colleen Wolfe
Danielle Meadows-Stinnett
Dawn Duncan Walters
Debbie Stoops
Debbie Stoops
Deborah Long
Deborah Long
Diana Evans
Emma Burdell
Emma Burdell
Emma Edwards
Emma Tibbs
Emma Tibbs
Evelyn Turner
Fran Belvin
Freda Meriwether
Geneva Donaldson
Helenora "Helen" Schenk Krimm
Janet Miller Howard
Janet Stumbo
Jen Krimm
Jennifer Erena
jennifer erena
Jennifer Reynolds
Jesi Bowman
Jill Chenault-Wilson
Joyce Fister-Daley
Joyce Frank
Judge Lindsay Hughes Thurston
Judge Melissa Moore Murphy
Judy Maxson
Justice Pamela Goodwine
kali Mattheus
Katerina Stoykova
Kinga Mnich
Kivvi Figgs
Kristen LaRue Bond
Leatha Kendrick
Liza Holland
Liza Holland
Loretta Gomez Haley
Louise Williamson
Lynn English
Madge Lynn
Marcey Ansley
Marilyn Swinford
Martha Edwards
Mary Eclov
Mary Hughes
Mary Quinn Ramer
Mary Weber Bane
Mary Weber Bane
Mim Hunt
Pamela Gartley-Boldt
Pamela Goodwine
Pamula Honchell
Phyllis Jenness
Positive Energy Circle
Rea Swan
Regina Harris
Regina Harris
Regina Harris
Regina Lewis
Retha Hicks
Rev. Dr. Soni Cantrell-Smith
Rhonda “Bluebird” Whitehead
Rona Roberts
Roxanne Cheney
Running Buddies
Ruth Ann Palumbo
Sara Green
Sarah Williams
Schuronda Morton
Sharon Price
Sharon Stewart
Shirley Young
Susan K. Harbour
Susan Lamb
Sylvia Lovely
Tamika Saxx
Teresa Forbes
Terry Foody
Tiffany Brannon
Tonya Lindsey
Tracy Curtis
Victoria (Hildebrand) Meyer
Women of Action
Yvonne Giles
Check out media coverage of this event by LEX18 HERE.
Throughout history, women have been builders of community, as educators, advocates, innovators, moms, and more, though their work often goes unseen in the written record. Stand with HER Story is our effort to change that narrative.
This community-wide initiative, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Lexington and the Lexington History Museum, invites you to share the stories of women who have made an impact in your life, your neighborhood, or across our city.
Nominations have closed for 2026, but look for more opportunities in the future. Each story will help us build a living legacy of Lexington’s women - a testament to the power of recognition and gratitude. A permanent, searchable digital archive will record these stories and be made available at the Lexington History Museum. Watch for future updates on this exciting project!
The inaugural class of Nominees were publicly acknowledged on International Women’s Day, Sunday, March 8, 2026. We gathered at the STAND Monument to recognize the stories of women who have made our community great. The celebration culminated in a public reading of all submitted names.
