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The article presents the 2006 Working Mothers of the Year winners in the U.S. Actress and activist Susan Sarandon prioritized her family over her career. Sharon McDonough, the first female battalion chief of the Arizona Fire Department, excel in a job dominated by men. The co-founder and medical director of the Progeria Research Foundation, Leslie Gordon, conducted a study to cure her son who has progeria.

The article announces awards given to working mothers in the U.S. The Entrepreneur Mom Awards were given to Nanette De Cillis, founder of Artscetera in Brooklyn, New York, Allison Karl O'Kelly, founder of the Mom Corps in Atlanta, Georgia and Lucinda Yates, creator of Designs by Lucinda in Portland, Maine.

Features the winners of the 2005 Raising a Ruckus Award in the U.S. Basis for granting the award; Biographic profile and career background of the recipients; Programs and activities launched.