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For every highly visible woman, there are dozens more who work tirelessly behind the scenes, and whose accomplishments go unsung to the general public.
Here are 100 of them:
- Alpana Singh
- Andrea Schwartz
- Angela Elbert
- Anita Ponder
- Annabelle Volgman
- Anne Burke
- Anne Ladky
- Anne Pramaggiore
- Barbara Levy Kipper
- Barbara Turf
- Beate Minkovski
- Bernarda Wong
- Bridget Brennan
- Candace Jordan
- Carol Bernick
- Carol Dougal
- Carol Marin
- Carrie Hightman
- Cheryle Jackson
- Christie Hefner
- Christine Bork
- Deb DeHaas
- Deborah Rutter
- Deborah Sawyer
- Deirdre Joy Smith
- Diane Primo
- Diane Swonk
- Dianne Dinkel
- Donna La Pietra
- Dori Wilson
- Emily Barr
- Erica Bethe Levin
- Gina Marotta
- Gloria Castillo
- Goldie Wolfe Miller
- Grace Barry
- Halee Sage
- Heather Becker
- Hedy Ratner
- Holly Hunt
- Irene Rosenfeld
- Jamie Haberkorn
- Jan Kallish
- Jan Schakowsky
- Jane Hirt
- Janet Deatherage
- Jeanne Gang
- Jessica Zweig
- Joan Harris
- Jodi Fyfe
- Judy Baar Topinka
- Julie Smolyansky
- Julieanna Richardson
- Karen Case
- Kathy Hart
- Kym Hubbard
- Laura Sage
- Laura Schwartz
- Laura Thrall
- Laura Washington
- Laurel Bellows
- Leslie Bluhm
- Leslie Hindman
- Linda Novick O’Keefe
- Lindsay Avner
- Lisa Madigan
- Lynn Osmond
- Madeleine Grynsztejn
- Marca Bristo
- Marcia Owens
- Maria Pappas
- Maria Razumich-Zec
- Maria Smithburg
- Maria Wynne
- Marsha Serlin
- Marti Barletta
- Mary Dempsey
- Mellody Hobson
- Melody Spann Cooper
- Olufunmilayo Olopade
- Paula Fasseas
- Renee Togher
- Robin Loewenberg Berger
- Rochelle Trotter
- Shawnelle Richie
- Sheila O’Grady
- Sheila Penrose
- Sister Rosemary Connelly
- Sonya Jackson
- Stella Foster
- Stephanie Izard
- Stephanie Neely
- Sunny Fischer
- Susan Fredman
- Susan Levy
- Susan Whiting
- Suzanne Lovell
- Terry Savage
- Tiffani Kim
- Valerie Lies
The list was narrowed down from women in finance, law, education, philanthropy, media, government, marketing, culture and other realms to compile a list of those who truly made an impact in their fields. Clearly omitted from this list are plenty of women who have, indeed, made a difference. But the selection was limited to 100.