But in the 20th century women have shown what they are capable of accomplishing. I

have created a list of the top five most influential women of the 20th century whose

accolades put them in a league of their own.

5. Babe Didrikson- Babe gave sports in the 20th century a complete face lift. As a

young girl Babe excelled in many sports: baseball, swimming, track, and basketball. At

the modest age of 21 she won four events and placed in two others in the national AAU

championships. This accomplishment was only the beginning; as Babe went on to win

two events in the Olympics at Los Angeles. Having far surpassed any expectations for

women in sports Babe went on to superstardom in golf. She won 17 tournaments as an

amateur then went on to win 33 as a professional. She dominated in a way no women

had before. Babe Didrikson rewrote the book on women in sports and opened the

floodgates for future women athletes. This is the reason she makes my list.

4. Margaret Thatcher- Margaret Thatcher changed the face of women in politics,

and showed that a woman could run a major country as wel

overwhelmingly. Tubman escaped the south 10 years before the war and this is where

men of her time she was determined not to let that hold her back and she succeeded

1. Susan B. Anthony - Born in 1820 in Massachusetts, Anthony was a fiercely

and had her heart set on going to school but she couldn't because women weren't allowed

medicine as we have come to know it. In her younger Curie was fascinated by science

in a time of social upheaval puts her on my list at number 2.

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