1. The lovers. Lia Vollack, head of worldwide music for movies, Sony Columbia Pictures
Mary Kocher, tour guide and nude model, Hearst Castle
Karrie Fisher-LaMay, school librarian, Roycemore School
Mary Ann Eiff, aircraft maintenance instructor, ATA Airlines
Joanie Henson, day camp director, "Z" Frank Apache Village
Mindy Smith, occupational ergonomist, U.S. Navy
Janice Brown, founder and editor, Chicagoland Tails, pet owners magazine
Lynne Seus, animal trainer for films, Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife
MaryLouise van der Wilden, boutique owner, Le Papillon
Diane Warren, songwriter, Realsongs
Keri Wright, travel coordinator, FitzBradshaw Racing, NASCAR
2. The thinkers. Mary Callahan Erdoes, global head of investments, JPMorgan Private Bank
Lesley Stahl, broadcast journalist, CBS and 60 Minutes
Lisa Lynn, personal financial planner, American Express Financial Advisors
Mary Ann Hastings, business consultant, MHG Consulting
Richele Scuro, process and methods manager, CVS Pharmacy
Marla Malcolm Beck, retail entrepreneur/CEO, Bluemercury, cosmetic stores
Shelly Lazarus, chairman and chief executive officer, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, advertising agency
Sharon Edwards, consultant for foundations and not-for-profits, The Cornerstone Consulting Group
Felicia Mann, research scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute
3. The determinators. Maria Peninger, vice president of sales, Avon Products
Annie Carullo, senior vice president of corporate product innovation, Estée Lauder
Grace Vandecruze, managing director, Fox-Pitt, Kelton Inc., investment banking
Anne Janas, vice president, corporate communications, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.
Jacqueline Chen, account director, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Christine Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer, Theragenics
Margaret Peterson, professional truck driver, Roadway Express
Patricia Sueltz, president of technology, marketing, and systems, salesforce.com
Courtney Harris, communications manager, U.S. Genomics
Judy Harris, lawyer/office managing partner, Reed Smith, law firm.
4. The heroines, healers, and sisters. Emily Saliers and Amy Ray, singers and songwriters, Indigo Girls
Neva Walker, state representative, Minnesota House of Representatives
Caroline Baron, movie producer and not-for-profit founder, FilmAid International
Catherine Simpson, owner and mechanic, Catherine's Auto Repair and Service Shop
Marina Ramirez-Alvarado, scientist and assistant professor, Mayo Clinic and Foundation
M. Sue Kurita, county court judge, El Paso County, Texas
Nancy Roberge, physical therapist, Chestnut Hill Physical Therapy Associates
Holly Rumph, kindergarten teacher, Campbell County School District, Wyoming
Sally Ayotte, executive chef, NANA Services for the U.S. Antarctic Program, South Pole
Jeannie Lindheim, hospital clown, Jeannie Lindheim's Hospital Clown Troupe
Anita Mucci, flight attendant, Midwest Airlines
Katherina Kunhardt, doorperson, New York City building
Annette Keith, massage therapist, self-employed
Julie Ratner, breast cancer fund-raiser, Ellen P. Hermanson Foundation
Molly Barker, founder and executive director, Girls on the Run International
Ann Folwell Stanford, professor of literary studies, DePaul University School for New Learning/Women, Writing and Incarceration Project
Leslie Grossman, cofounder, Women's Leadership Exchange
Kari Kupcinet Kriser and Cheryl Sloane, lingerie and exotica store owners, G Boutique
Jan Pickett, breast cancer clinical nurse specialist, Scott and White Hospital
5. The surviving artists. Tracy Lee Stum, artist/muralist, Tracy Lee Stum Fine Art
Sam Racine, senior usability architect, Unisys Corporation
Leslie Tonkonow, gallery owner, Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects
Lois Padovani, writer and marketing professional, Padovani Communications
Lori Lowell, gym owner and group fitness instructor, Gold's Gym International
Stockard Channing, actor, The West Wing
Nancy Holson, comedy writer and producer, The News in Revue
Ana Cukic, synchronized swimmer, Cirque du Soleil
6. The faithful. Nicole Settle, acupuncturist, Pulling Down the Moon Center for Holistic Fertility/advocate Illinois Masonic Integrative Medicine Center
Lori Rodney, senior account executive, Sonshine Communications
Kim Simon, vice president for partnerships and international programs, Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
Annie Bauman, bookstore owner, Village Books.
7. The builders. Ivy Ross, executive vice president of design and development, Old Navy
Betsy McLaughlin, president and chief executive officer, Hot Topic, retail stores
Jennifer Todd, Hollywood producer, Team Todd
Marjorie Koch, industrial engineer/factory manager, Nike
Michela O'Connor Abrams, president and publisher, Dwell Magazine
Fiona Wilson, assistant professor, Simmons School of Management
Lauralee Cromarty, engineer/vice president of operations, Pratt-Read Corp., screwdriver manufacturer
Laura Espinoza, project engineer for airport automated people mover, Lea + Elliot, Inc., consulting engineers
Betty Jagoda Murphy, inventor, ReGenesis LLC
Andrea Varga, costume designer, self-employed
Bonnie Andersen, owner's representative for construction, Levien & Co.
8. The counselors. Gloria Gaev, social worker for the elderly, Jewish Association for Services for the Aged
Donna Lindsay, regional sales director, AstraZeneca, pharmaceutical company
Jennifer Stowe, park ranger, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Yola Haddad Ozturk, residential real estate agent, Hill and Company
Anna Pinto, restaurant owner, Joey's Diner and The Grape Vine
Susan Schulz, editor in chief, CosmoGIRL Magazine
9. The loyalists. Jeanne Rosario, vice president and general manager, commercial engine design for reliability and services engineering, GE
Kay Marie Wright, botanical purchasing director, Celestial Seasonings
Suzanne Shelley, managing editor, Chemical Engineering magazine
Margaret Sullivan, department chairperson, Columbia College
Karen Carlson, executive director, Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
Jill McCurdy, vice president of product development, Koss Stereophones, headphone designer and manufacturer
10. The after-achievers. Jan Hopkins, managing director/head of client communications, Citigroup/former CNN reporter and anchor
Cartrecia DiMaggio, volleyball instructor, Coconut Beach Sand Volleyball Complex/former pro volleyball player
Helen Gurley Brown, international editor in chief, Cosmopolitan magazine/founding editor of Cosmopolitan
Laura Pedersen, writer and teacher, former Wall Street trader
Ella Strubel, greeting card designer, EllaQuent Designs/former advertising agency senior executive
11. The hurdlers. Barbara Carlson, health care industry consultant
Debbie Perrotta, union field representative, Texas Federation of Teachers
Pamela Washington, founder and president, A-1 Janitorial Services
Susan Murphy, executive trainer, Murphy Motivation
Lara Mitchell, full-time mother of four boys, Sandy, Utah
Elizabeth Ehrmann, flight attendant, Midwest Airlines
Dr. Joan Liman, assistant dean, New York Medical College
Susan Holson, publisher and editor, Kids VT: Vermont's family newspaper
Maxine Aldridge White, circuit court judge, State of Wisconsin.
