Story by Paige Effinger, Staff Writer

To celebrate Women’s History Month, faculty members and students of Murray State honored 25 women in 25 minutes on March 6.

Each person picked the woman they would like to honor and then spoke about their achievements. The women ranged from Queen Elizabeth I to Coco Chanel.

Marjorie Hilton, assistant professor in the department of history, coordinated the event. She said initially her idea was to just open it up for students, but decided that faculty members should have an opportunity to speak about someone too. A young daughter of a faculty member even spoke about her favorite historical woman as well.

March is Women’s History Month, and more specifically, March 8 is International Women’s Day. The theme for International Women’s Day this year is #PressforProgress. The 25 faculty and students who spoke outlined a rich history of that progress for women.

This commemorative month means many things to people, and Hilton said she wanted to help make people aware the women not written in history books.

“I think making people aware that there have been so many women in history that have actually shaped our culture and influenced us in so many ways that many people don’t think about,” Hilton said.