During Women's History Month, two women at the Louisville Metro Police Department are showing that history is not only something to remember but something still being made.Maj. Tiffany Tatum, a nearly 30-year veteran of policing, said she entered a profession where few people looked like her but saw opportunity anyway."The women of LMPD are amazing," Tatum said. "There's not many of us in the ranks, but there's opportunity for growth."Tatum said law enforcement was familiar from an early age."I grew up within a family of law enforcement," she said. "My dad was a retired police officer from Lexington."She said when she began her career, women in policing were rare."When I first started, there wasn't many women," Tatum said. "A lot of times you would be the only female that's working for the whole city."Now, after 18 years on patrol and five years as a major, Tatum said visibility matters."I had the opportunity of seeing someone who looks like me wearing a uniform," she said. "That helped me where I'm at now."That example, she said, can inspire others."Having the opportunity to be out there and have other people see people that look like me and say, 'Well, she could do it, why can't I?'"Tatum recently drew attention for her actions during a December fire after a crash at Langdon Drive and Westport Road sent an SUV into a gas line, sparking flames at an apartment building.She downplayed her own role, crediting officers on scene."My officers did an amazing job," Tatum said. "I didn’t want to take the spotlight away from them."Still, she said she acted immediately."I just ran over and reacted," she said. "Started knocking on doors. The building became fully engulfed. I went to the second floor to make sure no one was still inside."Wendy Atkins, a civilian investigator in LMPD's Special Victims Unit, said women in law enforcement continue to persevere despite challenges."It's admirable that even facing so much, women in law enforcement succeed the way they do," Atkins said.Atkins investigates cold cases involving sex crimes, work she described as difficult but meaningful."I've always had the desire for investigations," she said. "Working for LMPD has kind of taught me a newfound respect for myself in helping people."She said the job has also changed how she sees herself."I think I’m more proud of myself now than I’ve ever been in my life," Atkins said.Though their roles are different, Tatum and Atkins share a common purpose: breaking barriers, building confidence and showing that progress is still happening now.