The
50 women who, in the opinion of the staff of the Georgia Informer,
will be the most influential women for the year 2007 are listed on
this page. This list resulted from informal polling across
Georgia to receive nominations and a meeting of the staff at which
the merits of the numerous nominees were discussed. During the
deliberations, the staff had these criteria in mind: Does the
individual's position command widespread influence among black
people of the state? Do the individual's decision-making
activities affect the lives, thinking, and actions of large segments
of the state's population? Does the individual head an
organization that greatly influences people statewide or whose
members are traditionally influential in their communities? Is
the individual significantly influential among those who hold
positions in which their policies directly affect large numbers of
people? We believe all of these women meet these criteria;
however, we welcome your comments and any suggestions. The
women are listed in alphabetical order.