Council member Liz Sheehan, League of Women Voters and History Museum launch ‘Her Story’ nominations

At an event at the Lexington History Museum, Council member Liz Sheehan introduced the Her Story project, a citywide 2026 initiative to collect and preserve short personal histories of women who have contributed to Lexington.

"Stand with her story is an initiative based upon the fact that women historically have been very underrepresented in history," Liza Holland of the League of Women Voters of Lexington said, urging nominations ranging from a 6-year-old’s tribute to her mother to longtime community leaders.

Mandy Higgins, executive director of the Lexington History Museum, described the museum’s role in hosting a permanent kiosk where submitted stories and media will be searchable by name. She said the museum hopes the collection will surface previously unrecorded contributions and help residents understand the city’s history through everyday lives.

Organizers said the nomination form asks for the nominator’s name, the nominee’s name, a short description (up to 250 words), the approximate date of the impact, and optional photos or video. Submissions and information are available at lwvlexington.com/herstory. The project will include a public reading of submitted names at a downtown monument in March.

Sheehan said the project is intended not as an award but as a broad recognition of everyday people whose actions have shaped the community. The museum and the League of Women Voters will partner to compile, display and maintain the kiosk.