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Read the Winning Essays from the 2008 Influential Women Essay Contest

Middle School, Grades 6-8

First Place Jane Addams, Founder of Hull House and Champion of Peace By Lisa Persson

Second Place Sacagawea By Zoey Schaefer

Third Place Prescription for Equality: Mary Edwards Walker By Hannah Torvick

Honorable Mention Clara Barton: Dedication, Skill and Determination By Jennifer Carlson

Honorable Mention Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's Teacher By Abby Hess

Honorable Mention Valentina Tereshkova: Racing for the Stars By Isaac Fisher

High School, Grades 9-12

First Place Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell: Leading Women into Medicine By Hannah Borowsky

Second Place The Sun Still Stands: Sophie Scholl and the Stand for Freedom By Jamie-Sue Peterson

Third Place Prescription for Equality: Alice Paul, Hero of the Women's Rights Movement By Ashlee Kephart

Honorable Mention Abigail Adams By Stephanie Carlson

Honorable Mention Jane Austen: The Woman Who Gave Mr. Right a Real Last Name - Darcy By Alyssa Florey