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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## 1920s *  [1920: The Suffragists](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/the-suffragists-100-women-of-the-year/) Votes for Women byTIME Staff *  [1921: Emmy Noether](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/emmy-noether-100-women-of-the-year/) Mathematical genius byTIME Staff *  [1922: Xiang Jingyu](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/xiang-jingyu-100-women-of-the-year/) China’s revolutionary symbol byTIME Staff *  [1923: Bessie Smith](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/bessie-smith-100-women-of-the-year/) Blues empress byTIME Staff *  [1924: Coco Chanel](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/coco-chanel-100-women-of-the-year/) Refashioning style byTIME Staff *  [1925: Margaret Sanger](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/margaret-sanger-100-women-of-the-year/) A woman’s choice byTIME Staff *  [1926: Aimee Semple McPherson](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/aimee-semple-mcpherson-100-women-of-the-year/) A ministry for the masses byTIME Staff *  [1927: Queen Soraya Tarzi](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/queen-soraya-tarzi-100-women-of-the-year/) Progressive royal byTIME Staff *  [1928: Anna May Wong](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/anna-may-wong-100-women-of-the-year/) Cinematic trailblazer byTIME Staff *  [1929: Virginia Woolf](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/virginia-woolf-100-women-of-the-year/) Modern woman byTIME Staff ## 1930s *  [1930: Martha Graham](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/martha-graham-100-women-of-the-year/) The deity of modern dance byTIME Staff *  [1931: Maria Montessori](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/maria-montessori-100-women-of-the-year/) Rethinking the classroom byTIME Staff *  [1932: Babe Didrikson](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/babe-didrikson-100-women-of-the-year/) Symbol of strength byTIME Staff *  [1933: Frances Perkins](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/frances-perkins-100-women-of-the-year/) Architect of the New Deal byTIME Staff *  [1934: Mary McLeod Bethune](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/mary-mcleod-bethune-100-women-of-the-year/) Equalizing education byTIME Staff *  [1935: Amelia Earhart](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/amelia-earhart-100-women-of-the-year/) Intrepid aviator byTIME Staff *  [1936: Wallis Simpson](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/wallis-simpson-100-women-of-the-year/) Royal disrupter byTIME Staff *  [1937: Soong Mei-ling](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/soong-mei-ling-100-women-of-the-year/) Formidable patriot byTIME Staff *  [1938: Frida Kahlo](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/frida-kahlo-100-women-of-the-year/) Self-defining artist byTIME Staff *  [1939: Billie Holiday](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/billie-holiday-100-women-of-the-year/) Singular voice byTIME Staff ## 1940s *  [1940: Dorothea Lange](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/dorothea-lange-100-women-of-the-year/) Documenting America byTIME Staff *  [1941: Jane Fawcett and the Codebreakers](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/jane-fawcett-codebreakers-100-women-of-the-year/) The Allies’ secret weapon byTIME Staff *  [1942: The Resisters](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/the-resisters-100-women-of-the-year/) Courage in the face of hate byTIME Staff *  [1943: Virginia Hall](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/virginia-hall-100-women-of-the-year/) A perfect spy byTIME Staff *  [1944: Recy Taylor](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/recy-taylor-100-women-of-the-year/) Justice seeker byTIME Staff *  [1945: Chien-Shiung Wu](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/chien-shiung-wu-100-women-of-the-year/) Unlocking the atomic age byTIME Staff *  [1946: Eva Perón](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/eva-peron-100-women-of-the-year/) Woman of the people byTIME Staff *  [1947: Amrit Kaur](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/amrit-kaur-100-women-of-the-year/) Championing an independent India byTIME Staff *  [1948: Eleanor Roosevelt](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/eleanor-roosevelt-100-women-of-the-year/) Leading the charge for human rights byTIME Staff *  [1949: Simone de Beauvoir](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/simone-de-beauvoir-100-women-of-the-year/) Foundational feminist byTIME Staff ## 1950s *  [1950: Margaret Chase Smith](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/margaret-chase-smith-100-women-of-the-year/) Conscience of a nation byTIME Staff *  [1951: Lucille Ball](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/lucille-ball-100-women-of-the-year/) Comedic genius byTIME Staff *  [1952: Queen Elizabeth II](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/queen-elizabeth-ii-100-women-of-the-year/) Symbol of power byTIME Staff *  [1953: Rosalind Franklin](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/rosalind-franklin-100-women-of-the-year/) Visionary scientist byTIME Staff *  [1954: Marilyn Monroe](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/marilyn-monroe-100-women-of-the-year/) Icon for the ages byTIME Staff *  [1955: The Bus Riders](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/the-bus-riders-100-women-of-the-year/) Demanding dignity byTIME Staff *  [1956: Golda Meir](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/golda-meir-100-women-of-the-year/) Israel’s essential emissary byTIME Staff *  [1957: Irna Phillips](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/irna-phillips-100-women-of-the-year/) Queen of the soap opera byTIME Staff *  [1958: China Machado](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/china-machado-100-women-of-the-year/) Redefining beauty byTIME Staff *  [1959: Grace Hopper](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/grace-hopper-100-women-of-the-year/) Programming pioneer byTIME Staff ## 1960s *  [1960: The Mirabal Sisters](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/mirabal-sisters-100-women-of-the-year/) Undermining a dictator byTIME Staff *  [1961: Rita Moreno](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/rita-moreno-100-women-of-the-year/) Breaking Hollywood barriers byTIME Staff *  [1962: Jacqueline Kennedy](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/jacqueline-kennedy-100-women-of-the-year/) Defining a new American era byTIME Staff *  [1963: Rachel Carson](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/rachel-carson-100-women-of-the-year/) Force of nature byTIME Staff *  [1964: Barbara Gittings](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/barbara-gittings-100-women-of-the-year/) “Gay is good” byTIME Staff *  [1965: Dolores Huerta](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/dolores-huerta-100-women-of-the-year/) Movement builder byTIME Staff *  [1966: Stephanie Kwolek](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/stephanie-kwolek-100-women-of-the-year/) Inventor of resilience byTIME Staff *  [1967: Zenzile Miriam Makeba](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/zenzile-miriam-makeba-100-women-of-the-year/) Sound of South Africa byTIME Staff *  [1968: Aretha Franklin](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/aretha-franklin-100-women-of-the-year/) Queen of soul byTIME Staff *  [1969: Marsha P. Johnson](/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/marsha-p-johnson-100-women-of-the-year/) Pride over prejudice byTIME Staff ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/"},"headline":"100 Women of the Year","description":"From Amelia Earhart to Beyoncé and Eva Perón to Malala, meet 100 women who defined the last century.","url":"https://time.com/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/","datePublished":"2026-09-03T14:42:08.970Z","dateModified":"2026-09-03T14:42:00.406Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":100,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83ff4c3e5b823489/698a0b174ee262465c3172d6/all-covers-women-of-the-year-social.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-women-of-the-year/2020/","name":"100 Women of the Year"}}]}] ```