Women can change the world and local women make the difference

Cherika Johnson, Pharm D Candidate 2021

Jennifer Rukavina Bidwell, business owner/ meteorologist

Dana Sowash Edwards, Senior Clinical Trial Liaison Manager

Chelsey Shumpert, WBBL Nottingham Wildcats

Azia Rouse, MSW

Susie Coiner, business owner

Click on any of the second set of pictures to read each individual, amazing woman's 'life story.'

Each of these amazing women are making a difference in their respective fields. They come from all walks of life and do amazing things. Some were born in western Kentucky while others moved to our area and started businesses. 

Women's history month marks one year after the pandemic first shuttered businesses across the U.S. It was a shocking. One we'll never experience again in our lifetime. 

These resilient women helped keep the economy moving, continued with their studies, and made a real impact locally, regionally, and across the country. Many working women had to leave the workforce to take care of their children and families during the pandemic. We salute them too. 

Eleanor Roosevelt said, "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." It is a new day. The sun is shining, spring is in the air, and the whole world is looking bigger and brighter than ever before. 

WKY Community Living recognizes these six women: Cherika Johnson, Jennifer Rukavina Bidwell, Dana Sowash Edwards, Chelsey Shumpert, Azia Rouse, and Susie Coiner. All are wonderful examples of the grace, beauty, and strength all women have within them.