Time - USA (2020-04-06)

6 Time April 6–13, 2020

Conversation

‘I’m grateful

every day for

being a part of a

movement that

brings us closer

to freedom.’

—PATRISSE CULLORS, activist and

2013 pick, on Instagram

‘Thanking TIME

magazine for

featuring Afghan

Queen Soraya

among the top

one hundred

women who

defined the last

century.’

—HAMID KARZAI,

former President

of Afghanistan,

about the 1927

pick, on Twitter

‘Well this caught

me by surprise.’

—ELLEN DEGENERES,

comedian and 1997

pick, on Twitter

‘I’m honored to

be included

alongside 99

remarkable

women.’

—HILLARY RODHAM

CLINTON, former

U.S. Secretary of

State and 2016 pick,

on Twitter

‘Move over fellas ... this

girl is one of @time’s

100 WOMEN of the

Year! It just keeps getting

better and better ...!’

—RITA MORENO, actor and 1961 pick,

on Twitter

‘I cried. About the women I did

not know about. The women I

forgot about. Accomplishments

my children did not learn of.

History we have missed.’

—BETH HALAAS, Cheney, Wash.

‘What a wonderful education I

received from reading your 100

Women of the Year issue. I must

have been absent the day we

covered that in school.’

—PHILIP DUNNE, Palmer, Alaska

‘At age 93 , I am often

disappointed that women

are not progressing fast

enough for me ... I’m thrilled

that we have come this far,

but I still have great hope

that I will see equality, and

women’s rightful place all

over this planet.’

—RUTH KNOWLES SCHOLZ,

Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

‘I think this

should be an

annual thing

since there are

so many other

women that

deserve to be

on the list. I can

imagine it was

very difficult to

narrow it down

to just 100.’

—LORI REISER, St. Augustine, Fla.

‘A fantastic issue—however

I can’t believe that Mother

Teresa was not included!’

—SUZANNE PURRINGTON,

Raleigh, N.C.

WHAT YOU

SAID ABOUT ...

The 100 Women of

the Year issue (March

16–23) marked

the cen tennial of

women’s suffrage

in the U.S. by

recognizing the

women who shaped

each year since 1920.

Readers enjoyed

learning about these

women—each of

whom was featured

on a cover design—

and some on the list

offered feedback of

their own.

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