Time Magazine 100 Women of the 20th Century - Statistics

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Year Hint Subtitle Woman % Correct
2008 First Lady Expanding the American Dream Michelle Obama
86%
2016 Politician A historic run Hillary Clinton
85%
2019 Activist The power of youth Greta Thunberg
84%
1982 Politician Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher
84%
2015 Politician Chancellor of the free world Angela Merkel
81%
1954 Actress Icon for the ages Marilyn Monroe
80%
1987 Royal The people's princess Diana
77%
1952 Royal Symbol of power Elizabeth II
77%
1976 Politician Imperious leader Indira Gandhi
69%
2004 TV host Empire builder Oprah Winfrey
69%
1998 Author Literary phenomenon J. K. Rowling
68%
1968 Singer Queen of soul Aretha Franklin
66%
1948 Diplomat Leading the charge for human rights Eleanor Roosevelt
65%
1935 Aviator Intrepid aviator Amelia Earhart
63%
1962 First Lady Defining a new American era Jacqueline Kennedy
63%
1953 Chemist Visionary scientist Rosalind Franklin
62%
2009 Activist Defying the Taliban Malala Yousafzai
59%
1946 Politician Woman of the people Eva Perón
54%
1989 Singer Provocateur Madonna
54%
2014 Singer Rewriting the rules Beyoncé
52%
1956 Politician Israel's essential emissary Golda Meir
52%
1992 Singer Prescient messenger Sinéad O'Conner
52%
1938 Artist Self-defining artist Frida Kahlo
51%
1924 Fashion designer Refashioning style Coco Chanel
49%
2000 Judge Deciding vote Sandra Day O'Connor
48%
1996 Judge Changemaker Ruth Bader Ginsburg
46%
1973 Plaintiff The right to choose Jane Roe
40%
1951 Actress Comedic genius Lucille Ball
40%
2010 Politician Political powerhouse Nancy Pelosi
39%
1997 Comedian Daring to be real Ellen DeGeneres
38%
2003 Athlete The champion Serena Williams
37%
2006 Politician A first for Africa Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
34%
1944 Activist Justice seeker Recy Taylor
34%
1988 Athlete World's fastest woman Florence Griffith Joyner
31%
1969 Activist Pride over prejudice Marsha P. Johnson
29%
1949 Philosopher Foundational feminist Simone de Beauvoir
29%
1936 Socialite Royal disrupter Wallis Simpson
28%
1971 Activist Radical thinker Angela Davis
25%
1939 Singer Singular voice Billie Holiday
25%
1999 Diplomat Diplomatic force Madeleine Albright
24%
1970 Activist Women's liberation leader Gloria Steinem
20%
1923 Singer Blues empress Bessie Smith
18%
1986 Politician Democracy's defender Corazon Aquino
18%
1950 Politician Conscience of a nation Margaret Chase Smith
18%
1993 Author Great American storyteller Toni Morrison
18%
1929 Author Modern woman Virginia Woolf
18%
1931 Educator Rethinking the classroom Maria Montessori
17%
1991 Lawyer Courage to speak Anita Hill
13%
1937 First Lady Formidable patriot Soong Mei-Ling
13%
1990 Politician Arrested hope Aung San Suu Kyi
11%
1963 Conservationist Force of nature Rachel Carson
11%
1978 Mother Pioneering mother Lesley Brown
9%
1925 Activist A woman's choice Margaret Sanger
9%
1967 Singer Sound of South Africa Miriam Makeba
9%
2007 Activist Standing up for fair pay Lilly Ledbetter
5%
1985 Activist Revitalizing Native communities Wilma Mankiller
4%
1926 Evangelist A ministry for the masses Aimee Semple McPherson
3%
1928 Actress Cinematic trailblazer Anna May Wong
3%
1940 Photojournalist Documenting America Dorothea Lange
3%
2018 Journalist The Guardians Maria Ressa
3%
1930 Dancer The deity of modern dance Martha Graham
3%
1961 Actress Breaking Hollywood barriers Rita Moreno
3%
1947 Politician Championing an independent India Amrit Kaur
2%
1980 Trade unionist Mother of Polish independence Anna Walentynowicz
2%
1932 Athlete Symbol of strength Babe Didrikson
2%
1984 Writer Expanding feminism bell hooks
2%
1965 Trade unionist Movement builder Dolores Huerta
2%
1921 Mathematician Mathematical genius Emmy Noether
2%
1933 Politician Architect of the New Deal Frances Perkins
2%
1983 Virologist Discovering HIV Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
2%
1959 Computer scientist Programming pioneer Grace Hopper
2%
1941 Codebreaker The Allies' secret weapon Jane Fawcett
2%
1994 Pediatrician Challenging public-health taboos Joycelyn Elders
2%
1964 Activist "Gay is good" Barbara Gittings
1%
1945 Physicist Unlocking the atomic age Chien-Shiung Wu
1%
1958 Model Redefining beauty China Machado
1%
1957 Screenwriter Queen of the soap opera Irna Phillips
1%
1977 Activist Fighting for access Judith Heumann
1%
1974 Politician Securing financial freedom Lindy Boggs
1%
1934 Educator Equalizing education Mary McLeod Bethune
1%
1981 Writer For a more equal Egypt Nawal El Saadawi
1%
1972 Politician Leveling the playing field Patsy Mink
1%
1995 Diplomat Transforming the lives of refugees Sadako Ogata
1%
1927 Royal Progressive royal Soraya Tarzi
1%
1966 Chemist Inventor of resilience Stephanie Kwolek
1%
2011 Journalist Torchbearer of the Arab Spring Tawakkol Karman
1%
1979 Chemist Curing malaria Tu Youyou
1%
1943 Spy A perfect spy Virginia Hall
1%
2001 Activist Seeding a movement Wangarĩ Maathai
1%
1922 Politician China's revolutionary symbol Xiang Jingyu
1%
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