Katie Couric | Women of Green

Women who broke the barriers

By wogwpa1358 on August 17, 2011 / Leadership / Leave a comment

Fifteen prominent women who broke the gender barriers and stepped into historic leadership roles.

See them in all their glory in this Washington Post slide show.

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