To celebrate Women’s History Month, The Signal launched the annual #HawkHerStory campaign in 2019 as an effort to spotlight the stories and perspectives of the various women within the UHCL community.

The Women of the UHCL Community

GRAPHIC: Illustrated portrait of student Sheridan Allison. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.
GRAPHIC: Illustrated portrait of staff member Kathy Kirchner. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.
GRAPHIC: Illustrated portrait of student Flor Gonzalez. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.
GRAPHIC: Illustrated portrait of professor Sarah Costello. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.
GRAPHIC: Illustrated portrait of student Katherine Rodriguez. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.
GRAPHIC: Illustrated portrait of professor Soma Datta. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.
One element of the #HawkHerStory campaign is Q&A interviews with women within the UHCL community. View full list here or select one of the illustrations above to read her story.

More Interviews with Women in the UHCL Community

Hawks show appreciation to UHCL women

GRAPHIC: Text that reads "Nominate Someone." Graphic created by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.

Highlighting Women in History

GRAPHIC: The Signal is continuing our highlight of notable women as part of Women's History Month. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.
From 2018 to the present The Signal has created a campaign to highlight notable women in their respective fields. This year, the list covers women across various fields.

Multimedia

To celebrate Women’s History Month, The Signal staff each shared five songs by women that are important to them and/or history.

Stories of interest

Opinions from the women of UHCL

These selected opinion pieces cover topics related to and/or are by women.

To read more opinions by The Signal staff click here.

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GRAPHIC: Text that read "Women's and Gender Studies" over a silhouette of an open book. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.
GRAPHIC: Text that read "Judy Chicago's' The Dinner Party'" over a silhouette of a triangle. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.
GRAPHIC: Text that read "Related Topics" over a silhouette of a paper and pen. Graphic by The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell.