While there is a dearth of female cosmologists and particle physicists here is one spunky looking lady who has been named in Time Magazines top 100 scientists and thinkers.
She has the ability of communicating science to the masses as exemplified by her book
Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions.
Sorry Craig while Ed Witten might be your hero, I prefer Lisa any day. She has the brains
and the looks.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/20...615997,00.html
http://randall.physics.harvard.edu/CV.html
Regards
Steven