Portrait of today's mystery woman, blurred until she is found

Every woman so far

The timeline

Drag, swipe or scroll to travel through time; pinch or Ctrl + scroll to zoom. The scale is logarithmic, so recent centuries get more room. Tap a woman to read her story.

Today's woman joins the line once you finish today's puzzle.

A new woman every day at midnight, your local time. Portraits come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; each one is credited on her profile.