In 2009, Christine Lagarde was ranked the 17th most influential woman in the world by Forbes magazine, the 5th best European executive woman by The Wall Street Journal Europe, and became one of Time magazine’s top-100 world leaders. The Financial Times named her European Finance Minister of 2009.

 
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April 29
Wilma Subra
Community Organizer Wilma Subra
April 21
Beverly Sebastian
Executive Director of The National Greyhound Foundation


April 15
Jasmine Segura
Firefighter and paramedic
April 1
Casey Carignan
Fundraiser


March 25
Cheryl Rogowski
Sustainable Farmer
March 18
Stephanie Gilmore
Surfing Champion


March 11
Theresa Alfaro Daytner
CEO of Daytner Construction Group
March 4
Michelle Bachelet
Executive Director of UN Women


March 8
Dawn Jackson Blatner
Nutrition consultant
February 8
Osas Ighodaro and Karen Arrington
Miss Black USA Scholarship Pageant


January 21
Jane Wurwand
Founder, The Dermalogica Foundation
January 14
Allie B. Latimer
Civil Rights Activist


January 7
Martina Fuchs
Founder, Real Medicine Foundation
December 17
Julie Locke
Cancer Research Fundraiser


December 9
Kathy Eldon
Creative Visions Foundation Founder and President
November 26
Cynthia Davis
Founder of Dolls of Hope


November 19
Mary Hoodhood
Founder of Kids' Food Basket
November 12
Wanda Salaman
Executive Director of Mothers on the Move


November 5
Robin Rollins
Case Manager for Homeless Veterans
October 29
Bev Perdue
Governor of North Carolina


October 22
Geri Barish
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October 15
Dr. Susan Love
Founder of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation


October 8
Christine Feldman
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October 1
Namrata Singh Gujral and Meredith Gray
Breast Cancer Survivors and Filmmakers


September 24
Lisa Nigro
Founder of The Inspiration Corporation
September 17
Sharon Blynn
Founder of Bald Is Beautiful


September 10
Elizabeth Alderman
Co-founder of the Peter C. Alderman Foundation
September 3
Kimi Lee
Founder of the Garment Worker Center


August 27
Ann Higdon
Nonprofit Entrepreneur
August 20
Elena Kagan
U.S. Supreme Court Justice


August 13
Cammi Granato and Angela James
Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
August 6
Jill Biden
Educator and Second Lady (Wife of Vice President Joe Biden)


July 30
Robin Murphy
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M; University and founder of the Center for Robotic-Assisted Search and Rescue
July 23
Tammy Duckworth
Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs


July 9
Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge
Founder of the Embrace Dignity Campaign
July 2
Jelynne Jardiniano
Entrepreneur


June 25
Katie Spotz
Record-Holding Rower
June 18
Farzana Ebrahimi
Founder of the Kandahar Health and Development Organization


June 11
Casi Callaway
Executive Director of Mobile Baykeeper and Gulf Coast Regional Representative of Waterkeeper Alliance
June 4
Sharon Hanshaw
Executive Director of Coastal Women for Change


May 21
Robin Schoolfield
Operation Homefront's 2010 Military Motherhood Award Honoree


May 14
Ritu Sharma
Co-founder and President of Women Thrive Worldwide
May 7
Lori Bell
Military Spouse of the Year 2010


April 23
Lorri Houston
Founder of Animal Acres
April 16
Quita Mazzina
Executive Director of Humane Alliance and the National Spay/Neuter Response Team


April 9
Martha Diaz
Founder of the Hip-Hop Association and the Womanhood Learning Project
April 2
Hannah Salwen
Philanthropist and Author


March 26
Dorothy Vogel
Art collector and Benefactor
March 19
Helene Gayle
President and CEO of CARE USA


March 5
Kay Granger
Congresswoman for the 12th District of Texas
February 26
Josette Perard
Director of the Lambi Fund of Haiti


February 19
Nadine Jenkins
Heart Disease Survivor and Spokesperson for WomenHeart
February 12
Dr. Lynne Holden
Founder of Mentoring in Medicine


February 5
Betsy and Kamli Abdulghani
Founders of Rock The Red
January 29
Yuki Kotani
Co-Founder of Harboring Hearts Housing


January 22
Jane Aronson
Adoption Medicine Specialist and Founder of Worldwide Orphans Foundation
January 15
Lateefah Simon
Executive Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area


January 8
Valerie Sobel
Founder of Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation
January 4
Elizabeth Johnston
Founder of Mothers Of Military Support (MOMS)


December 28
Nancy Biberman
Founder of the Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation
December 11
Shelby Rodriguez
Healthy Child Healthy World's 2009 Mom on a Mission


December 4
Melanie Hoffman
Mother, Fundraiser and Philanthropist
November 20
Christy Porter
Founder of Hidden Harvest


November 13
Janet Napolitano
Secretary of Homeland Security
November 6
Jila Baniyaghoob and Amira Hass
Journalists


October 23
Alice Crisci
Founder of the My Vision Foundation
October 16
Funmi Olopade
Physician and Scientist


October 9
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
United States Representative
October 2
Molly, Elizabeth and Geri Ximenez
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Cup With Love Project


September 18
Louise Bourgeois
Artist and Sculptor
September 11
Artis Lane
Artist and Sculptor


September 4
Dolores Huerta
Community Organizer and Legislative Advocate
August 28
Lynn Rosenthal
White House Advisor on Violence Against Women


August 21
Lynda Resnick
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August 14
Jody Landers
Clean Water Advocate


August 7
Maria Shriver
Journalist, Author and California's First Lady
July 24
Cynthia Stafford
Philanthropist and Entrepreneur


July 10
Sonia Sotomayor
Federal Judge and Supreme Court Justice Nominee
July 3
Queen Latifah
Singer, Songwriter, Actress and Producer


June 26
Patsy Bates
Salon Owner and Proponent of Health Care Coverage
June 19
Vivian Stringer
Rutgers Women's Basketball Coach


June 12
Captain Maureen Pennington
United States Navy Nurse
June 5
Amy Palmer
CEO of Operation Homefront


May 22
Gloria Steinem
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May 8
Marcia Greenberger
Founder and co-president,National Women's Law Center


May 1
Kamala Harris
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April 24
Michele Ridge
Chair, Vision of Hope Advisory Council


April 17
Majora Carter
President, Majora Carter Group, LLC
April 10
Lilly Ledbetter
Advocate for Pay Equity


March 20
Joan Bradley Wages
President of the National Women's History Museum
March 13
Dorothy "Dot" Richardson
Medical Director/ Director of the National Training Center


March 6
Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States Secretary of State
Feb. 27
Marcia Cross
Actress, "Desperate Housewives"


Feb. 20
Elizabeth Nabel
President, NHLBI
Feb. 13
Debbie Stabenow
Michigan Senator


Feb. 6
Valerie Jarrett
Senior White House Advisor
Jan. 30
Bobbi Brown
Founder, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics


Jan. 16
Michelle Obama
First Lady of the United States
Jan. 1
Rebecca Singer
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