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.
Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa
The "Silence Breakers", who spoke about sexual abuse
Former US Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
US singer Beyoncé
7/18
© AP Photo / Jordan Strauss
Black Lives Matter founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi
Yemeni journalist Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Karman
52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama
Women's equality activist Lilly Ledbetter
Former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
14/18
© AP Photo / Evan Agostini
American philanthropist Melinda Gates
US TV host Oprah Winfrey
American tennis player Serena Williams
Whistleblowers Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley, and Sherron Watkins
Kenyan political activist Wangari Maathai
