Inspiring, creative, dynamic women in Britain

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Lucy Clouting profiles the most inspiring, creative, dynamic women in Britain

1. Errollyn Wallen
Composer and performer

2. Kate Ashbrook
Chair of the Ramblers' Association and the Council for National Parks, Chief Executive of the Open Spaces Society

3. Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan
Lesbian couple fighting for their marriage to be recognised in Ireland

4. Rachel Millward
Organiser of the Birds Eye View Film Festival

5. Pauline Campbell
Campaigns to improve conditions for women in prison

6. Diane Thornton
Co-founder of children's charity, Tyger Tyger

7. Jasvinder Sanghera
Helps south Asian women escape domestic violence and forced marriages.

8. Abigail Burdess
Working for the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Also has a burgeoning comedy career

9. Fiona Broadfoot
Raises awareness of the issues affecting women in prostitution

10. Sara Wingate Gray
Poet, blogger and poetry archivist

11. Deborah Coles
Co-director of Inquest, the free legal and advice service for families and friends of people who have died in custody

12. Jean Florence
Runs Cinderford Artspace, a community arts project in Gloucestershire

13. Finn Mackay
Founder of the London Feminist Network and domestic violence prevention officer

14. Jessica Symons
Founding member of networking group Thinking Women and designer of the 'Oneless' ethically sound, reusable shopping bag