October 2011 washingtonian.com Susan Aldridge Marilyn Kawamura Rima Al-Sabah Paula A. Kerger Anne Altman Washington’s 100 Most Bobbie Greene Kilberg Michele Bachmann Deborah Kissire Elise Bean Barbara Krumsiek Marion C. Blakey Christine Lagarde Lisa Blatt Carolyn Lamm Denise Bode POWERFUL Story Landis Nancy Brinker Cathy Lanier Elizabeth Broun Barbara Lang Mariann Edgar Budde Debra L. Lee Sharon Bulova Marne Levine Teresa Carlson WOMEN Gracia Martore Kathleen Walsh Carr Jessica Matthews Teresa Chambers Gail McGovern Chan Heng Chee Patricia McGuire Rose Ann Cleveland Jaylee Mead Hillary Clinton Law Carol Melton Johnnetta B. Cole Barbara Mikulski Carol Thompson Cole Patricia Ann Millett, partner at Akin Patricia Ann Millett Nancy-Ann Deparle Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, co-heads Janet Murguía Debbie Dingell Janet Napolitano Nancy Dorn her firm’s appellate practice. A former Karen Narasaki Maureen Dowd assistant to the solicitor general, Millett Mary Naylor M. Joy Drass Eleanor Holmes Norton Charlene Dukes is known as a persuasive writer and an Michelle Obama Candace M. Duncan Farah Pandith Donna Edwards eloquent arguer. Nancy Pelosi Jessica Einhorn Beverly Perry Valerie Ervin Heather Podesta Theresa Fariello DeRionne Pollard Betsy Fischer Samantha Power Michèle Flournoy Linda Rabbitt Alissa Fox Diane Rehm Terri Lee Freeman It’s been a very good year for women in Catherine Reynolds Ruth Bader Ginsburg Washington. Three are on the US Supreme Sharon Percy Rockefeller Linda Gooden Court, the first woman has been elected Julie Rogers Nicky Goren Episcopal bishop of Washington, and a female Kathryn Ruemmler Patricia A. Grady Victoria P. Sant Marcia Greenberger Secretary of State has better poll numbers than Mary L. Schapiro Margaret Hamburg her boss, the President of the United States. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Monica Jeffries Hazangeles So many women are in powerful positions in Kathleen Sebelius Kaya Henderson Virginia Seitz Mary Kay Henry Washington today that selecting the top 100 is Molly Smith Wilhelmina Cole Holladay more challenging than ever. Sonia Sotomayor Janet Howell Patricia Stonesifer Linda Parker Hudson By Leslie Milk Ingrid Turner Karen Ignagni Nora Volkow Valerie Jarrett Katharine Weymouth Elena Kagan Linda Winslow Published in Washingtonian, October 2011, Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. This file may not be e-mailed or used for commercial reprints, Provided by The Reprint Outsource, 717-394-7350.