2012 Time 100 Women

Meet Some of the Inspiring Women on the Time 100 List

April 19, 2012

Elinor Ostrom

2012 Time 100 Women

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by Tara Block 1

Elinor Ostrom

In 2009, political economist Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for her studies on the misuse of common property like air, water, and public spaces. At 78 years old, Elinor's work over the last 50 years has helped protect the Earth's resources by bringing to light the ways our society damages the environment.

6 / 20

by Tara Block 1

Elinor Ostrom

In 2009, political economist Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for her studies on the misuse of common property like air, water, and public spaces. At 78 years old, Elinor's work over the last 50 years has helped protect the Earth's resources by bringing to light the ways our society damages the environment.

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omg21 1 year 3 weeks

"Dilma has been jailed and tortured in her fight against the military dictatorship, but it hasn't stopped her quest to stop social inequality and injustice in her country." LOLWhy are you people so naive?