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See All the Past Women Named TIME’s Person of the Year

See All the Past Women Named TIME’s Person of the Year

December 9, 2015 6:42 AM EST

TIME person of the year 1936: Wallis Simpson — 1936: Wallis SimpsonTIME

TIME person of the year 1937: Chiang Kai-shek and Soong May-ling — 1937: Chiang Kai-shek and Soong May-lingTIME

TIME person of the year 1952: Queen Elizabeth II — 1952: Queen Elizabeth IITIME

TIME person of the year 1966: Men and Women 25 and Under — 1966: Men and Women 25 and UnderTIME

TIME Person of the Year 1969: The Middle Americans — 1969: The Middle AmericansTIME

TIME person of the year 1975: American Women — 1975: American WomenTIME

TIME person of the year 1986: Corazon Aquino — 1986: Corazon AquinoTIME

2002: The Whistleblowers: Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron Watkins — 2002: The Whistleblowers: Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron WatkinsTIME

TIME person of the year 2005: The Good Samaritans: Bill Gates, Bono, Melinda Gates — 2005: The Good Samaritans: Bill Gates, Bono, Melinda GatesTIME

TIME's person of the year 2006: You — 2006: YouTIME

TIME person of the year 2011: The Protester — 2011: The ProtesterTIME

TIME person of the year 2014: The Ebola Fighters (left: Salome Karwah; right: Ella Watson-Stryker) — 2014: The Ebola Fighters (left: Salome Karwah; right: Ella Watson-Stryker)TIME

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