Time Magazine has launched a project to select an influential woman representing each year from 1920 to 2019, making a cover for each of them in order to give them the spotlight that they were unable to receive before.
Until 1999, the magazine had printed "Man of the Year" covers, with a few exceptions, but later Time changed the title to "Person of the Year". However, for the past two decades, mostly men have been featured on the cover of the periodical.
To get a peek at the women that Time Magazine thinks should epitomise each year for the past century, check out Sputnik's photo gallery that has been prepared for you.
© AFP 2023 / Fabrice CoffriniSwedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg
Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg
© AFP 2023 / Ted AljibePhilippine journalist Maria Ressa
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa
© AFP 2023 / Time Inc./Billy & HellsThe "Silence Breakers", who spoke about sexual abuse
The "Silence Breakers", who spoke about sexual abuse
© AFP 2023 / Jeff KowalskyFormer US Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton
Former US Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
© AFP 2023 / Ilya S. Savenok/Getty ImagesUS singer Beyoncé
US singer Beyoncé
© AP Photo / Jordan StraussBlack Lives Matter founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi
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© AP Photo / Jordan Strauss
Black Lives Matter founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi
© AFP 2023 / Gamal NomanYemeni journalist Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Karman
Yemeni journalist Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Karman
© AFP 2023 / Jason Kempin52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
© AFP 2023 / Franck RobichonNobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai
Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai
© AFP 2023 / Conrad SchmidtFormer US First Lady Michelle Obama
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama
© AFP 2023 / Slaven VlasicWomen's equality activist Lilly Ledbetter
Women's equality activist Lilly Ledbetter
© AFP 2023 / Issouf SanogoFormer President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
© AP Photo / Evan AgostiniAmerican philanthropist Melinda Gates
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© AP Photo / Evan Agostini
American philanthropist Melinda Gates
© AFP 2023 / Getty Images / Kevin WinterUS TV host Oprah Winfrey
US TV host Oprah Winfrey
© AFP 2023 / William WestAmerican tennis player Serena Williams
American tennis player Serena Williams
© AFP 2023 / Francois GuillotWhistleblowers Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley, and Sherron Watkins
Whistleblowers Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley, and Sherron Watkins