Wednesday marked International Women’s Day 2017, when the world celebrates female achievement and highlights the plight of global women’s issues. Unsurprisingly, a UK poll revealed 48 percent of women believe their mothers are the most inspiring woman they know. The study also showed that the majority of us agree that this decade is the best time to be a woman – and we couldn’t agree more. But which women topped the list as the most inspiring of the last seven decades? A study, commissioned by Foxy Bingo, reveals the late Princess Diana has the title of “most inspirational woman of all time”, ahead of formidable female figures in history like Britain’s first female prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Here’s a breakdown of some of the most influential women of each decade over the last 70 years. 1950s – Rosa Parks: In 1955, Rosa Parks prompts the Montgomery bus boycott and becomes “the first lady of civil rights” in America. 1960s – Twiggy: The poster child of the swinging sixties, Twiggy became the world’s first supermodel, and a cultural icon of the changing times and fashions in Britain. 1970s – Germaine Greer: Germaine Greer’s seminal work ‘The Female Enuch’, published in 1970, became a watershed moment for the feminist movement and an international bestseller. 1980s – Princess Diana: A woman who needs no introduction is Princess Diana, dubbed the people’s Princess, she is known and celebrated worldwide for her humanitarian work for a number of causes. 1990s – The Spice Girls: Girl power became cool when the Spice Girls burst onto the pop scene in the 90s, paving the way for modern day pop singers like Adele. 2000s – JK Rowling: She’s sold millions of books worldwide and created one of the most well loved fictional characters of all time. 2010s – Malala Yousafzai: A young woman who has overcome tragedy and terror, at the tender of age of 17 Malala was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for her work as an activist for women’s rights around the world.