"First Woman Named Winner Of Prestigious Computing Award" - Technology News by InformationWeek, 2/22/07:

Frances Allen, an IBM Fellow Emerita at the T.J. Watson Research Center who started her career as a computer scientist in the 1950s, was honored for her significant contributions in compiler design and program optimization.

"There's Still A Shortage Of Women In Tech, First Female Turing Award Winner Warns" - Technology News by InformationWeek.

"Computing award goes to female for first time" - CNN.com

List of Turing Award Recipients - Association for Computing Machinery ... many familiar names, I'm sure.
Turing Award - Wiki