Table of Contents

Foreword, by Jane Applegate
Introduction, by Marion Lewenstein
1. Josie Cruz Natori, President, The Natori Company
2. Judy Koch, President, RSP Manufacturing
3. Kathy Taggares, President, K. T.'s Kitchens, Inc.
4. Dorothy Brunson, President, Brunson Communications
5. Ruth Owades, President, Calyx & Corolla
6. Wilma Mankiller, Chief, Cherokee Nation
7. Dr. Jane Shaw, President and COO, Alza
8. Elaine Chao, President & CEO, United Way of America
9. Carmen Ashhurst, President & COO, Def Jam Records & Rush Communications
10. Liz Minyard & Gretchen M. Williams, Co-Chairs, Minyard Food Stores, Inc.
11. Kavelle Bajaj, President, I-Net
12. Dian Owen, Chair, Owen Healthcare
13. Marjorie Silver, President, Pinsly Railroad Company
14. Carol Bartz, Chair & CEO, Autodesk, Inc.

About the Author

Liane Enkelis has been a photo-journalist for over twenty years. She has worked regularly with numerous publications, including Business Week, Forbes, The Smithsonian Magazine, Time, U. S. News & World Report, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Black Enterprise, and Electronic Business. She is coauthor of On Our Own Terms- Portraits of Women Business Leaders.


Karen Olsen is a graphic designer who has designed for corporate identity programs, annual reports, sales and marketing materials, corporate publications, and books. Her clients include Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, LSI Logic, Pacific Bell, and Sybase. She is coauthor of On Our Own Terms- Portraits of Women Business Leaders.
Marion Lewenstein is a professor of communication at Stanford University. Before joining academia, she had a long career as a journalist working with numerous publications including Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Women's Wear Daily, Money, London Sunday Times, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and The San Jose Mercury News. She is coauthor of On Our Own Terms- Portraits of Women Business Leaders.