I think all the women listed are wonderful and do ourstanding things to help change the World for the betterment of all mankind. I voted for Oprah as the top woman because she reaches more people. Women and Men alike. She seems to touch the lives of the Ordinary person to Celebrities, Political Leaders. Leaders from around the World. Religious leaders. Scientific people……..Doctors and Medical people. She just seems to reach out and share with all the people of the World. She not only shares her Money and influence she shares her Soul. I’m grateful I’m on this Earth at this time to be able to see the progress these strong, intelligent, loving women are making in all our lives.

I think Sarah Palin has shown true grit under adversity. Real down to earth Traditional American Values of ambition coupled with hard work. She walks the walk. Others will nit pick, rationalize, and demonize everyone she ever knew, everything she ever said, or everything she ever did. She walks tall in my book.

medea benjamin organized a way for those of us who have never liked bush to be heard, and she organized a way for iraqis to be heard here. she has done a great deal. arundhati roy isn’t even on the list. has anyone else ever been so eloquent about human needs with a feminist understanding? too bad wow only allow us to vote for one. my final comment i got from diana: why is condi rice or madeleine albright not on the list?

Melinda Gates—from Wilipedia: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) is the largest transparently operated[2] private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 and doubled in size by Warren Buffett in 2006. The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the United States, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The Global Health Program’s other significant grants include The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization The foundation gave The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization a donation of US$750 million on 25 January 2005.[17][18] The Institute for OneWorld Health The foundation gave The Institute for OneWorld Health a donation of nearly US$10 million to support the organization’s work on a drug for visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Children’s Vaccine Program The Children’s Vaccine Program, run by the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), received a donation of US$27 million to help vaccinate against Japanese encephalitis on 9 December 2003.[19] University of Washington Department of Global Health The foundation provided approximately US$30 million for the foundation of the new Department of Global Health at the University of Washington in Seattle. The donation promoted three of the Foundation’s target areas: education, Pacific Northwest and global health. HIV Research The foundation has donated a grand total of US$287 million to various HIV/AIDS researchers. The money was split between sixteen different research teams across the world, on the condition that they share their findings with one another. Financial Services for the Poor Financial Access Initiative A $5 million grant allows Financial Access Initiative to do field research and answer important questions about micro finance and financial access in impoverished countries around the world. Grameen Foundation A $1.5 million grant allows Grameen Foundation to make more microloans, with the goal of helping five million additional families and successfully freeing 50 percent of those families from poverty within five years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_and_Melinda_Gates_Foundation These are only a few of things that the Gates have accomplished thru the Gates Foundation. And this is a direct result of Melinda gates’ drive and vision. This woman is at the top of my list of heroes and women who have made an incredible implact on our world.