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Lists: Women of the Century / Millennium

Lists of "women of the century" and "women of the millennium" -- listings of famous women in history from various Net sources.
Top 100 Women of History on the Net
Who are the most popular 100 historical women on the Internet - the top 100 as measured by Net searches for each one?
Top 100 Women of History
Here's the first section of the list of the top 100 women in world history, measured by how popular they are on the Net.
Top 100 Women on the Net - Methodology
How did I determine the sequence and who's included on this top 100 list?
100 Important Women in World History
Some women who belong on "top 100" lists of important women in history.
Time 100: 1999
Time 100: of the one hundred pioneers of the 20th century featured by Time Magazine, which were women? Who were the women?
Barbara Walters Honors 100 Women
Barbara Walters honors 100 Women of the Century.
Women of the Millennium List
A listing of the women named by Biography.com as the most important women of the millennium.
Another Women of the Millennium List
Women.com published a list in 1999 identifying their choices for "Women of the Millennium." The Women.com Web site was integrated into IVillage.com, and the 1999 list and accompanying biographies are no longer available there. However, the list itself is still fascinating and useful.
Phenomenal Women: Women of the Century
DiscoverySchool lists 50 women who've made a difference in the 20th century. List is organized into categories: activists and reformers, politics and government, arts and media, space and science, sports and exploration.
Women: Shadow Story of the Millennium
New York Times Magazine special on women in the second millennium, adapted for the Net. Includes interesting articles on a variety of related topics, a timeline, and information throughout the site on notable individual women.

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