--- description: Find out why E. Jean Carroll is one of the 100 most influential people of 2024. title: E. Jean Carroll: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb13d0ab5f4fc3ae/698a55964ee262be3931df76/time-100-2024-e-jean-carroll.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 17, 2024 # E. Jean Carroll ## Video: See Everyone on the TIME100 2024 list [Watch (HLS stream): See Everyone on the TIME100 2024 list](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/73p9kgIN.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2024-04-17_ by Tarana Burke  E. Jean Carroll in New York, May 11, 2023\. In an interview, Carroll's lawyer said that former President Donald Trump's mocking comments in a town hall broadcast could create fresh legal jeopardy. (Sarah Blesener/The New York Times) E. Jean Carroll in New York, May 11, 2023\. In an interview, Carroll's lawyer said that former President Donald Trump's mocking comments in a town hall broadcast could create fresh legal jeopardy. (Sarah Blesener/The New York Times)Sarah Blesener—The New York Times/Redux The triumph of E. Jean Carroll starts with her disclosures—here was this woman from the self-described “silent generation” ripping off the gag. She embodied what [#MeToo](https://time.com/6278447/e-jean-carroll-verdict-metoo-movement/ "undefined") was actually about: not a woman taking down a powerful man, but a woman freeing herself. And in E. Jean’s case, it just so happens, freeing millions more alongside her. We like to count women’s days and then count them out. That’s impossible to do with E. Jean. Her moves are undeniably heroic. And while we should all bow in gratitude to her for adding her name to the long list of women who have sacrificed themselves by telling their stories out loud in the hopes that one day we will end the harassment, the violence, the deafening silence—this was not her job. Her only job was to survive. So as we honor her, let’s also think about how to say thank you by making the country safer. _Burke is the founder of the MeToo movement_ E. Jean Carroll Is on the 2024 TIME100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6965208/e-jean-carroll-2024/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6965208/e-jean-carroll-2024/"},"headline":"E. Jean Carroll","datePublished":"2024-04-17T11:01:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:29:08.123Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6965208/e-jean-carroll-2024/","keywords":["TIME100","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","2024TIME100","T100Leaders2024"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb13d0ab5f4fc3ae/698a55964ee262be3931df76/time-100-2024-e-jean-carroll.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb13d0ab5f4fc3ae/698a55964ee262be3931df76/time-100-2024-e-jean-carroll.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6965208/e-jean-carroll-2024/","name":"E. Jean Carroll"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"See Everyone on the TIME100 2024 list","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/73p9kgIN/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-04-17T11:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/73p9kgIN.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6965208/e-jean-carroll-2024/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6965208/e-jean-carroll-2024/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```