Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, poet laureate Rita Dove, gun control advocate Sarah Brady, and the Washington Post's Katharine Graham were the recipients this year of the annual Sara Lee Frontrunner Award as outstanding female leaders.
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Graham gave her $50,000 prize to the National Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy. "I think it's a problem you have to address and these people are trying to address it intelligently," she said.The Frontrunner awards honor the accomplishments of women seen as innovators, risk takers and national leaders in their fields.