7. Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist who organized the British suffragette movement and helped women win the right to vote in 1918. In 1999, Time named her as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating that “she shaped an idea of objects for our time” and “shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back.” She was widely criticized for her militant tactics, and historians disagree about their effectiveness, but her work is recognized as a crucial element in achieving women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom. (britannica.com)
