Heather Armstrong
Entrepreneurial

Heather Armstrong

Armstrong has gone from obscurity to perhaps the most talked about mom on the web. Launching her personal blog, Dooce.com, in 2001, Armstrong became a ...

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Hadizatou Mani
Activism

Hadizatou Mani

When she was 12, Hadizatou Mani was sold into slavery by her family for $500. She spent ten painful years as a slave until she gained freedom again. Mani ...

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Alice Waters
Green

Alice Waters

Alice Waters was green before the green movement existed. Opening her restaurant, Chez Panisse—a staple on the Who’s Who of organic ...

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Lisa Jackson
Green

Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson broke racial barriers by becoming the first African American ever to serve as EPA Administrator. Over the last several years she has snagged a ...

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Dara Torres
Inspirational

Dara Torres

America loves Torres for earning the U.S. 12 Olympic medals in swimming. We love her for doing it at an age long past when most competitors retire. After ...

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Kate Winslet
Creative

Kate Winslet

The English actress and mother of two claimed six Academy Award nominations before finally landing the real deal for Best Actress in The Reader. One of the ...

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Amy Robbins
Charity

Amy Robbins

Robbins became a full-time philanthropist in 2004, after co-founding Glenview Capital Management investing firm. The founder and executive director of The ...

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Lisa Cholodenko
Creative

Lisa Cholodenko

Film buffs will know her best for her Academy Award nominated film, The Kids Are All Right, but this writer/director’s accomplishments extend far ...

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Mena Trott
Entrepreneurial

Mena Trott

If your kid can’t get off the Internet, there’s hope she’ll become a tech maven like Trott, co-founder of Six Apart and creator of blogging tools ...

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Christine Lagarde
Politics

Christine Lagarde

Those who believe that women can’t manage money haven’t met Christine Lagarde. France’s former finance minister, Lagarde grabbed a bigger slice ...

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