Gathered in this room seventy-five of the most important and powerful women in Chicago, women who had never gotten together in their careers. And, just as important, to help advance their own careers. It was all out in the open. It was a network business, political, educational, medical, legal, and media women, women at the top, women who run things in corporations and professions, women with clout gathered together informally to meet one another and discuss mutual concerns.